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THE LIBRARY OF 
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Two Copies Received 

MAY 22 1903 

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THIS book is issued by the Passenger Department of The Ulster & 
Delaware Railroad Company. It is devoted to descriptive mattei 
pertaining to the Catskill Mountains; their structure, history and 
development as a Summer Resort; the sanitary advantages of summer 
life in the dry air of high mountain regions; the absolute need of rest 
and vacation for the busy workers in the city and town ; the scenic 
beauties and wildwood charms so lavishly spread for the delectation 
of every visitor. It also contains much general information regard- 
ing the leading points of interest throughout the range ; what and 
where they are, how to reach them and what to look for. In fact, it 
is an accurate guide book to the regions reached by this mountain 
railway system. 



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COPYRIGHTED 1894 BY 
N. A. SIMS, GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT, 
THE ULSTER & DELAWARE R. R. 
RE-ISSUED 1903. 



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With the exception of the points reached by the railroads, the 
altitudes given in this book are in accordance with Prof. Guyot, who 
was the first to make accurate measurements of the Catskills a few 
years ago. 



PRESS OF 
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CONTENTS. 



ADVERTISEAIENTS. 

PAGE 

Bieber's Cold Spring House 178 

Catskill Mountain House 168 

Churcliill Hall 172 

Devasego Inn 165 

Elka View 182 

Gilboa House i6g 

Glen Park House 153 

High View House 148 

Hotel Kaaterskill 146 

Hotel Martin 162 

Hudson River Day Line 187 

Lament's Hotel 152 

Laurel House 183 

La Touraine 155 

Lawrence Cottage 157 

Lox-Hurst 14^ 

Maple Avenue House 176 

Maplehurst House 164 

Mansion House 151 

Obrien House 159 

Pleasant Home Cottage 167 

Roxmor 140 

Steamer Mary Powell 186 

Sunset Park Inn 184 

Sunset View House 174 

The American 170 

The Chieftain 150 

The Cornish House 147 

The Grand Hotel 18; 

The Haines Falls House 141 

The Haines Corners Hotel 177 

The Irvington 161 

The Kaatsberg 156 

The Lanes vi lie House 165 

The Mountain Inn 179 

The Mountain View 181 

The New Grant House 144 

The Nordrach 142 

The Pines 175 

The Rexmere 173 

The Vista 158 

The Vining Farm House 166 

Twin Mountain House 180 

LJniqiie Cottage 171 

Upland Farm House t6o 

Wawanda Inn 154 

West End Hotel 145 

West Shore Railroad 188 

Windsor Hotel i4g 

HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. 
LOCATED AT 

Arkville 125-126 

Big Indian 122-123 

Bloom vi lie 131 

Boiceville 120 

Brown's Station 119 

Brodhead's Bridge 11Q-120 

Chichester 133 

Davenport Center 131-132 

East Meredith 131 

Edge wood -•■133 

Fleischmanns 124-125 

Grand Gorge 127-128 

Grand Hotel Station 124 

Haines Corners '38 

Halcottville 127 



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Hobart 130-131 

Hunter 1 33-1 34-135-1 36-1 37 

Kaaterskill 139 

Kaaterskill Junction 133 

Kelly's Corners 126 

Lanesville. 133 

Laurel House Station 139 

Mt. Pleasant 121 

Olive Branch 119 

On eon t a 132 

Phoenicia 121 

Pine Hill 123-124 

Roxbury 127 

Shandaken 121-122 

Shokan 120 

South Gilboa 129 

South Kortright 131 

Stamford 129-130 

Tannersville 137-138 

West Davenport 132 

West Hurley 118-119 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 

A Bit of Scenery at Kingston Point Park 48 
A Good Spot to Catch the Speckled 

Beauties 84 

An Artist's Mountain Home 114 

Along the Esopus 70 

A Moonlight Night on Kaaterskill Lake. 62 
A Picturesque Spot and a good Trout 

Stream .. -.66 

As the Track Runs Tlirough the Stony 

Clove 28 

As the Train Winds Around the Great 

Horseshoe. .. 32 

A Section of Matt ice Falls no 

A Turn in the Road 18 

At Pine Hill Station 40 

A View of Haines Corners 96 

A View of the Clove near Haines Falls. .16 

A View of the Grand Hotel .72 

A View of Stamford Village 80 

Bishop's Falls 30 

Devasego Falls 10 

Elka Park and Spruce Top Mountain . . .102 

Going Up Pine Hill Mountain Side 52 

Hunter Village 98 

In the Woodland Valley 22 

Looking A'ong the Rail on the Moun- 
tain Top 8 

Lockwood's Cut 14 

Main Street Oneonta 92 

On the Kaaterskill Branch 116 

Onthe Beaverkill 100 

On the Kaaterskill Creek 42 

On the Susquehanna 78 

Onthe Delaware .90 

On the Schoharie 88 

One of the Drives in Santa Cruz Park. .38 
One of the Pretty Spots on the Esopus. .44 
One of the Pretty Drives Near Grand 

Hotel 76 

Red Falls «6 

Sunset Rock 24 

Sunset and Twilight Parks 106 

The Always Picturesque Stony Clove. ..94 
The Kaaterskill Falls and Laurel House. 12 
The Grand View from Prospect Rock. . .34 



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ILLUSTRATIONS (CONTINUED). 

PAGE 

The Arch Bridge and Trout Stream 36 

The Great Steel Bridge of the West 

Shore R. R 50 

The Bridge, the Esopus and the Sta- 
tion at Broadheads 56 

The Start to Climb Pine Hill ,20 

The Road as it Leads from the Laurel 

House 46 

The Beautiful Falls at Haines Corners.. 58 
The Bridge and the Esopus at Shokan. .60 

The Mt. Pleasant Valley 64 

The Great Kaaterskill Clove 68 

The Railroad Station at Fleischmanns. .74 

The Boat House and Lake . . . . .82 

The Large Kaaterskill Hotel 104 

The Tannersville Vallev 106 



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The Morning Mail 112 

The Famous Old Catskill Mountain 

House 108 

Tyrolese Outlook 54 

View from Onteora Park q8 

View of Onteora Park 102 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Distance Table — 113 

Elevations 113 

Excursion Rates from New York 117 

One Way Rates from New York 117 

Rail and Steamer Connections ....115 

Rates of Fare from Junction Points . ...115 

Stage Connections m 

Stations 113 



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MAP OF THE ULSTER & DELAWARE 

CONNECTIONS. AND THE CATSKILL 

IN THE BOOK NEXT TO FRONT COVER. 



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THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS AND THE ULSTER AND DELA- 
WARE SYSTEM— SUMMER REST AND WHERE TO FIND 
IT-SCENIC BEAUTY AND SANITARY ADVANTAGES- 
THE ONLY ALL-RAIL, STANDARD GAUGE ROUTE AND 
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'It seems to me I'd like to go 
Where bells don't ring, nor whistles blow. 
Nor clocks don't strike, nor gongs don't sound, 
And I'd have stillness all around. 

Not real still stillness, but just the trees' 
Low whisperings or the hum of bees, 
Or brooks' faint babbling over stones 
In strangely, softly tangled tones. 

Or maybe a cricket or katydid. 
Or the songs of birds in the hedges hid. 
Or just some such sweet sound as these. 
To till a tired heart with ease. 

Sometimes it seems to me 1 must 

Just quit the city's din and dust 

And get out where the sky is blue, 

And, say, now, how does it seem to you?" 



SUMMER 



There is a science of summer rest, and the sooner 
this fact is realized and reckoned with the better 
REST . . j^ ^jii i^g fQ,- .,11 those who Uve in the temperate 
zones. In the United States the vacation habit has now grown 
chronic and confirmed among all classes. And yet it is surpris- 
ing that so few of these intelligent American millions fully com- 
prehend the real lesson of the doctrine of rest. Men and 
women in every walk of life, rich and poor alike, hustle along 
day after day through the busy months of each year between 
store or otTice and the home or club, in quest of the elusive 
dollar and the happiness and pleasure it may bring. Few ever 
stop to estimate the pace or measure the speed of their activi- 
ties. It is a restless energy that pervades this land of ours and 
we rarely spare the time to look into the faces of our neighbors 
at home or abroad, or study their methods of life. The frail 
arteries of our existence are continually distended by the pres- 




LOOKING ALONG THE RAIL ON THE 

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sure of individual elTort 
toward supremacy and 
conquest over jostling 
rivals on every side. 
It is an ambitious age 
in which we live. But 
rather than seek to 
abate the noble ener- 
gies and activities that 
so proudly characterize 
this epoch, shall we 
not learn to glean the 
fuel with which to feed 
the consuming lires of 
this glorious ambition, 
from the ample store- 
houses of nature in the 
wisest wav? The care- 
ful conservation of vital 
force is the imperative 
lesson of t he hour. 
Greater economy i n 
the use and control of 
our bodies and brains 
is strictly enjoined. 
These houses of clay 
were not made to run at high pressure all the time. Nor will 
an ample supply of food suffice to repair all the waste. There 
must be stated periods of relaxation, recreation and absolute 
rest. Lost strength and vitality can be regained in no other 
way. A breath of Nature, uncontaminated by the dregs of 
city civilization, is the unfailing panacea. The flabby muscles 
and pale cheeks, the feeble respiration and the exhausted 
brain, all these beckon us away to the green hills and valleys. 



Where the long, rustling curtains of generous treees 
H ide the town with its cares and its folly ; 

Where the low, drowsy song of the loitering bees 
Drown out the buzz of the trolley." 



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NEED OF ^''"^^''"^'' inipo''t'int aspect of the summer rest is 
the absolute need of chanafe ; a change of scene, 
^ ^ ■ thought and action. This is a dominant impulse 

in every human breast. No matter how salutary or delight- 
ful the normal environment may be, there is a monotonous 
routine which should be broken in upon. Whether in the line 
of untiring labor, dignified leisure, or consuming idleness, the 
need is the same. We must run away from bricks and mortar, 
the noise and dirt of the town and all its pleasures as well. 




for a time, and go out among the hills and rocks, the green 
trees and fields, the waving meadows and orchards, the wild 
flowers and the filmy ferns, and bathe in the fresh air and pure 
sunshine of the country, where the brooks and the birds and 
the leaves whisper in loving trvst. To many this is yet a 
strange gospel, but thousands are beginning to realize that this 
summer vacation should bring not only a change of scene, but 
change of habit. Thev spend hours daily in the cool shadows 




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of forest pines where the wind whispers softest and the bees 
drone drowsily among the low, white blossoms of wood flow- 
ers. To such even the latest novel has no appeal, and the lesson 
of life, for the moment, is to do nothing and be nothing. In 
the srreat stillness of nature, peace and health go hand in hand, 
soothing the relaxed muscles with the subtle touch of new 
power ; and in the delicious land of day-dreams, the brain, sung 
almost to sleep bv the hushed croonings of the cool breeze 
iimong the tree-tops, grows young and strong again. In the 
quiet of the grand cathedral of its Maker, even the soul forgets 
the battles, the down-falls, the cuts and scars of life's great con- 
test and becomes something purer, stronger and more worthy 
of its origin. But for the vast majority who hurry away to the 
countrv in the early summer and return in the autumn, vainly 
imagining they have had a summer's rest, such results are quite 
unknown. 




In support of this theory of change of air and scene, may 
we not draw a lesson from the robust health and vigor of the 
nomadic Gypsy tribe, who wander from place to place ? There 
are also biological laws which may account in some measure 
for the salutary effects of such change. The epoch of man's 
whole existence upon the earth having been so largely domi- 
nated by his roving habits as a savage hunter, with no fixed 
place of abode, is it not reasonable to suppose that such habits. 








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prevalent for ages, would be likely to leave a lasting impress on 
every cell and fibre of the human frame ? it is therefore not 
improbable that a partial renewal of the conditions to which 
his constitution was originally adapted may contribute to a re- 
covery of a normal state of health. 

To thousands this is a momentous question 

WHERE TO ,, , r , ^ ', . 

that comes up for a new solution with each 

®^ recurring season. When one thinks he has 

reached a final conclusion at the end of his vacation by decid- 
ing never to go to that place again, the intervening winter is 
very apt to dispel the notion, and he either goes back to the 
same locality or begins to wrestle with the question anew. 
Surely the subject is one of vital importance, and yet how 
common it is to consider only two or three of the secondary 
elements of the problem. A hasty comparison of prices, with 
the scenic and social attractions offered, the methods and cost 
of access and the decision is made. Too often this results in 
absolute failure and dissatisfaction, and the victim returns to 
his home disgusted with his waste of time and money, not 
only, but really tired out and utterly unfitted for work. The 
monetary aspect of the vacation, essential as it is, should never 
be allowed to overshadow the main object for which rest is 
actually required. 

What manner of change do I need most ? This is the great 
question to decide, and it is the easiest of the whole lot. An 
absolute change of air is the inevitable response which comes 
in asthmatic gasps from the exhausted lungs, half clogged by 
the organic atoms of the polluted city atmosphere. What you 
need is air at first-hand. For months you have been breathing 
a second-hand, warmed-over air whose identity and history 
you were fully content to leave in obscurity, sniffing a bit here 
and there, catching a whiff now and then as it floats out to sea 
for purification. Now you must pack your grip and tlee to the 
distilleries of the skies, where the mystic breezes fiing out their 
banners of invigorating welcome, and Nature sits enthroned to 
dispense her choicest gifts. And this brings us to the con- 
sideration of altitude, the hygienic importance of which, as a 
factor in the summer vacation, is now so universally con- 
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-r...- ...r-^^r^-.-. .w.^.- ^^ 1' vcai's Diist wc hiive found that 
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vigor and tone was imparted bv a 

Or AL I I I uut. . . . . sojourn at mountain resorts a tew 
thousand teet above the sea. First came the exhihu'ating effect 
and afterward the more positive and potential invigoration 
which seemed to renew lost tissues and repair old ones. But 
the exact processes were not so easy to explain scientifically. 
It was discovered years ago that the blood of animals living in 
the higher altitudes absorbed more oxygen than those on the 
lower levels. Next, that his blood was richer in the coloring 
matter (haemoglobin), and also that the number of red 
corpuscles was greatly augmented. Bearing in mind that the 
blood absorbs oxygen in the lungs and transfers it to the tissues 
of the body by means of these red corpuscles, the advantages 
of this increase of oxygen and its tiny carriers is at once ap- 
parent. The microbes of disease, which mav have secured 
lodgment bv anv previous unsanitarv condition of life, or by 
the exhausting cares and labors of business, are thus dis- 
placed and destroyed by this better nutrition of the body, and 
you are far better fortified to withstand any future assaults of 
this destructive nature. Such is an outline of the latest theory 
on this subject, which has now been accepted by the best 
medical authorities. And the practical lesson of it all is. 
beyond any question, that the best summer resort for the 
average dweller of the cities and plains in every hygienic aspect 
of the case, is the higher altitudes, the mountainous regions of 
the country. In view of this fact, how strange it seems that 
residents of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and 
other seaboard cities, especially, should be content to summer 
at the beach resorts. Evidently their faith in a radical change 
of air is not great, and they have yet to learn the modern ethics 
of summer rest. Having fed their lungs for months upon the 
saline humidity of old Ocean, they are content to spend their 
vacations rolling in thesaliferous sand and cavorting in the briny 
surf, breathing a condensed edition of the same old air. swal- 
lowing their share of the fogs, and waging an unequal combat 
with the depraved and rapacious mosquito. Many are beguiled 
by the cool and refreshing sea breezes, hoping to receive the 
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regions would bestow. But such is not the tact, as has been 
already shown, nor is it borne out by the results of a single 
practical test. The old notion of ascribing all the benefical 
effects of summer mountain life to the reduced temperature is 
exploded. 





Careful investigation has revealed other, and more import- 
ant ingredients in this mountain prescription. The cool air of 
the inland hills is a far different article from that found at the 
shore. Instead of the saturated product of moisture and con- 
densation, the air is drv and strong from the rarefying processes 
peculiar to the laboratories of the skies. 



'You fellers from the country — you keep awa>' from town, 
If you don't want to unsettle things and get us upside down; 
For you always leave a memory of the meadows and the streams 
An' I straightway get to wishin' and to fishin' in my dreams. 

You fellers from the country — when you strike me at my desk, 
The room begins to Wossom an' the street looks picturesque; 
And the roarin' of the city, with its engines an' Its bells, 
Seems to melt into the music of the mountains and the dells. 

You fellers from the country — you get so much of life — 
So little of its sorrows, of its tears and of its strife. 
That I want to get off with you and just riot in your joy 
And wade in your cool branches, like I used to when a boy. 



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As the observant reader may already have 
THE CATSKILL , . ., , :^i j;., 

surmised trom the perusal o! the preceding 

JVIOUNTAINS. . . pages, all reference to mountains in this 
little work means specifically the Catskill Mountains, the his- 
toric Catskills : the most picturesque and healthful mountain 
region on the globe. Even though the facile pens of Irving and 
Cooper had never been dipped into the fabled realm, nor the 
inspired brushes of Cole and McEntee never essayed to depict 
its marvelous wealth of scenic charms ; the fame of the Catskills 
was securely enshrined on the scroll of destiny. Made in a 
day. the towering crags grow in beauty and grandeur as the 




cycles of eternity roll silently on. Ever eloquent in their Cre- 
ator's praise, they reach out a beckoning hand to enervated men 
and women the world over : to the discouraged and faltering 
worker, the unfortunate idler and the successful man of busi- 
ness. All alike may here stand above the turmoils and the 
irksome pleasures of life and compare the boasted achievements 
of men with the mighty spectacle of earth and sky. which now 
fills the soul with awe and impresses one anew with his own 
insisniflcance. 




IN THE WOODLAND VALLEY. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 2^ 

WHERE AND WHAT ^*"^' "^'"^ ^^ "'""^ P^'^'^'P' concern- 

inff the location and structure of this 
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most interesting group of mountains. 

For thirty years and more the region has been before the pub- 
lic as a summer resort and thousands of admiring visitors have 
journeyed to and fro each year. But there are many other 
thousands who have never vet seen the locality, and for these 
this book is mainly written. The modern processes of the 
pictorial art have indeed made some of the scenery familiar the 
world over, and with much pleasing and artistic accuracy. 
This cannot, however, be said so unreservedly of the vast mass 
of descriptive matter which has appeared in the public press 
from time to time. Much of this was mere imaginary drivel, 
misleading and fictitious, betraying the writer s unfamiliarity 
with his subject. In fact, one of our modern encyclopedias 
locates the entire range in Greene county, while it really tra- 
verses large parts of Ulster, Delaware and Schoharie counties 
as well, Ulster having perhaps the largest share. Another en- 
cyclopedic writer says the range is drained chiefly by the Cats- 
kill creek, while the fact is, that stream reaches only the eastern 
slope and does not begin to equal in importance the Esopus 
creek, which rises forty miles in the interior, not to mention 
the Schoharie creek, or the branches of the Delaware river. 

These mountains are a spur of the great Appalachian sys- 
tem which extends along the Atlantic coast from Maine to 
Alabama. They cover a superficial area of some 2.400 square 
miles, and their general trend is from southeast to northwest 
or at right angles to every other group in this system. Com- 
ing up the Hudson, they burst into vision about ninety miles 
from the mouth of that river, and from eight to ten miles from 
the western shore at Kingston. Here they rise abruptly from 
the base over ^,000 feet in the air for miles along the eastern 
face, there being innumerable peaks, in the interior, three of 
which are over 4.000 feet in height. These peaks vary materi- 
ally in physical structure and plastic form, and are geologically 
unlike ordinary mountain formations. Instead of the usual folds 
or fragments of arches, the rock is composed of piled up strata 
in the original horizontal position. 




SUNSET ROCK, AND ONE OF THE 

HIGH PEAKS ACROSS THE GORGE. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 25 

Just how and at what period of the 
earth's history these massive crags were 
FORmtD. iQi-med. is still a question for the geo- 
logist of the future. The theory of a high plateau or mass of 
elevations, is still adhered to by the best authorities, including 
Prof. Arnold Guvot. the learned scientist who made more care- 
ful investigation and personal examination of the Catskills than 
any other man of modern times. He believed that in prehis- 
toric ages the earth contained ten-fold more water than now. 
and therefore in that antediluvian epoch, water was the mighty 
agent in shaping the earth's surface. Glacial action is clearly 
indicated all through the range, some thirteen distinct visita- 
tions of this mighty propelling force, peculiar to the early ages 
of the world, having been traced. Other writers incline to the 
theory of upheaval from volcanic or other causes. But even 
they must resort to the doctrine of erosion as a subsequent or 
final process, in order to account for the various phenomenal 
forms here presented. The vast masses of conglomerate present 
all the conditions of quicksand as it existed just prior to its con- 
version into stone. 

Thus at variance in trend, and other geological features, 
with the parent system, the Catskills must be regarded as ano- 
malous also in plastic formation, being due to erosive forces. 
*md not to the ordinary process which has folded and shaped 
the other parts of the system. 



" The white clouds are hke pictures in a breathin' 

frame o' blue, 
An' tlie sunbeams are a shootin' all their silver 

arrows lhrou.c;h, 
An' its June-time in the country, an' its June-time 

in the town, 
An' the mockin' birds are singin' and the blossoms 

rainin' down I 

It's June-time in the Catskills, and happy folks 

are we, 
With the brook a-dashin', splashin', an' the winds 

a-blowin' free I 
An' the sun is climbin' higher, an' the nights are 

full'o' moon, 
An' a feller's scul is dancin' to the melodies o' 

June ! 



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— ^-^^^-> . ^. ..^ . . Thev are divided into two sjroups by 
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the Esopus creek. The northern group 

DIVISIONS ijgj, between the Esopus and Catskill 

creeks and extends from southeast to northwest in the form of 
an irreguhir parallelogram. This is shut in between two high 
border chains, ten or fifteen miles apart. That on the south- 
west is known as the central chain, or backbone of the entire 
group, extending from Overlook Mountain on the east to Mount 
Utsavantha on the west, a distance of over thirty-five miles. 
The other is the northeast border chain. The southeast end is 
closed by the short chain of High Peak ; the northwestern by 

the high swell of plateaus which 
divide the head-waters of the 
Delaware and Susquehanna from 
those of the Schoharie and the 
Hudson. A striking peculiarity 
of this northern group is, that 
while its western end seems 
buried in the general plateaus 
of western New York the moun- 
tains there rising but moderately 
above their base, its eastern end 
stands isolated on three sides 
by deep and broadly open valleys, projecting in all its height as 
a mighty promontory to within ten miles of the Hudson. This 
presents the imposing scene from that river. The Schoharie 
creek and its tributaries furnish the entire drainage for the in- 
terior highlands of the Catskills proper. This drainage which 
sends the waters all the way around to the Mohawk, to come 
back by the Hudson, after a course of 17s miles, to within ten 
miles of their starting point, is certainly remarkable, and shows 
a very peculiar physical structure. 




They come ! the nierr_\- summer months of beauty, song and flowers 

They come ! the gladsome months that bring thick leafiness to bowers. 

Up, up my,,heart ! and walk abroad ; fling work and care aside ; 

Seek silent hills, and rest thyself where crystal waters glide ; 

Or, underneath the shadow vast of patriarchal tree. 

Seen through its leaves the cloudless sky is rapt tranquility." 



ORIGIN OF 
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THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 29 

The precise origin of the name •'Catskill," is 
somewhat obscure. Some writers aver that it 
was derived from the catamounts which in- 
fested the region, and Irving was among those sponsors. But 
there is scant authority or reason for this assumption. The 
name is found spelled in numerous ways in the ancient records, 
such as •■Kaatskill," " Kaaterskill," •'Katskiil," "Cauterskill." 
'■ Cautskill," etc. it is believed to have been first applied dur- 
ing the Dutch domination over two centuries ago. And if this 
assumption is correct. Kaatskill or Kaaterskill, would seem to 
be the proper orthography. The " kill," being Dutch for chan- 




nel or creek. "Kaat." is also Dutch for cat, but the unusual 
abundance of the feline species, either wild or domestic, is not 
well established. The Indians are said to have called the 
mountains "Ontiora." meaning hills of the sky, where the 
Great Spirit of Manitou dwelt and ruled the elements of earth 
and sky. And there seems no very good reason for ever having 
abandoned that poetic and appropriate title. 

'■Summer is here, and the morning is gay, 
Let us be children together to-da.\-, 
Sorrow's a myth, and our troubles but seem, 
The past is an echo, the future a dream. 






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THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 3 1 

PRIMEVAL Concerning the early history of this charming 
HISTORY "lO'-intain region or its people, the records are 
strangely silent and incomplete. Even the voice 
of tradition ventures cautiously in the corridors of the remote 
and prehistoric past. But this only serves to invest the locality 
with new enchantment, and interest, and the embers of specu- 
lation are readily fanned into life by such breezes tYom an un- 
known realm of romance. 




Whether it was Henry Hudson, Verrazano. Gomez, or 
some earlier navigator, who first sailed up the Hudson river. 
which was then called "Cohohatatia." bv the Indians, meaning 
river of the mountains, is now open to question. But it is suf- 
ficient to note here that when Hudson first ventured up the 
noble stream in 1609 in his quaint Dutch ship, the attractions 
of the Catskills were such that he was induced to cast anchor 
and make a short inspection. He was received with marked 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. -^-^ 

hospitality by the Iroquois Indians, then in possession of the 
region. Into their rude bark hut, which was stored with corn 
and beans, they took the curious navigator and his small party 
of sailors. Upon the gound floor, mats were spread in their 
honor, and here they partook of food from a large wooden bowl 
or tray. The tlesh of a fattened dog, which had been killed for 
the feast, was among the tempting viands prepared for the 
white visitors, who seem to have been in no hurry to return 
to their ship. The record then closes with this.ciuaint, aborigi- 
nal scene and does not re-open until sixty-nine years later ; 

leaving us to assume that 
the region remained in the 
peaceful possession of the 
red men during that long 
period. But this was the 
dawn of the Dutch occu- 
pation. On the eighth of 
July, 1678, the purchase of 
a large portion of this 
mountain region was el- 
ected by a company of 
Dutch and English gentlemen. The conference was held at the 
Stadt Huis in Albany, where Mahak-Neminaw, the ruling Indian 
chief, and six leading men of his tribe had gathered for the pur- 
pose. Various trinkets and trifles of stupendous value in the 
eyes of the noted red men, were given them, and the title, with 
its wonderful hieroglyphics, was passed. Soon after that the 
aboriginal owners began to disappear, retreating to the Adiron- 
dack wilderness and the western part of the State. Their suc- 
cessors in the Catskills do not seem to have left many important 
records of their occupancy which can be relied upon. But in 
place of such history we are endowed with a wealth of Indian 
lore and Dutch tradition which have made the region an en- 
chanted shadow-land of legend and romance. 

" Queen of all lovely rivers, lustrous queen 
Of flowing waters in our sweet new lands, 
Rippling through sunlight to the ocean sands. 
Within a smiling valley, and between 
Romantic shores of silvery summer green ; 
Memorial of wild days and savage bands, 
Singing the patient deeds of patriotic hands, 
Crooning of golden glorious years foreseen." 







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THE CATSKIl.L MOUNTAINS. 35 

SCENIC " '^ being the best part of a mile in the air. and 

having views of farms and houses at vour feet 
BEAUTY 

■ with rivers looking Hke ribbons, and mountains 

seeming to be haystacks of green grass under you, gives any 
satisfaction to a man, I can recommend the spot. When I first 
came into the woods to hve I used to have weak spells, and 1 
felt lonesome; then 1 would go into the Catskills to spend a 
few days on that hill to look at the ways of man." These are 
the immortal words of " Leatherstocking," that most original 
character in fiction so aptly characterized by Carlyle as "the 
one melodious synopsis of man and nature." Standing half 
way between savage and civilized life, hear him as he con- 
tinues: "The river was in sight for seventy miles under my 
feet, looking like a curled shaving, though it was eight long 
miles to its banks. I saw the hills in the Hampshire grants, the 
Highlands of the river, and all that God had done, or man can 
do, as far as the eye could reach." 

Who can hope to equal the realistic eloquence of this simple 
description ? See the mighty crags with their gigantic ribs of 
rock, protruding here and there from the tlesh of the mountain 
like Titanic fortresses against the assaults of ages; their massive 
slopes clothed in cyclopean mantles of living green over which 
the sunshine and shadows of buried centuries have chased each 
other in cosmic glee. These yawning canyons, dark, deep and 
cool, where the shimmering trout streams babble among the 
gnarled roots and mossy boulders, to the echoing refrain of the 
lichen-clad walls of precipitous rock. Listen to the mellow 
cadence of Nature's breath fresh from the verdant throat of the 
mountain. There is naught to disturb the peaceful harmony of 
this Arcadian realm. See up yonder, at the head of the gorge 
in which you stand, that slender scarf of sparkling water, 
wearied at last with its winding career for many a mountain 
mile, or its dreamy life among the stones and roots of quiet 
pools, now leaping madly, beautifully over the jutting rock, 
•down, down the precipice hundreds of feet, breaking into a 
sheeny shower of fleecy foam, sending up a crystal spray, 
which bedews the surrounding foliage and paints the rainbow 
across the slanting sunbeams. Or, climb to the breezy crest 
that pierces the clouds and bathe in the filmy vapor that tlits up 



THE CATSKIl.L MOUNTAINS. 37 

the mountain side and scuds past your face on the wings of the 
wind. Wrapped now in mist as in mid-ocean, anon the veil is 
hfted, the sun breaks through, and you stand entranced at the 
marvelous beauty of the checkered valley which slumbers 
beneath your feet. Or. at davbreak as the sun peers over the 
rim of the eastern hills and irradiates the sleeping landscape 
with amber and gold, painting in gorgeous hues the rolling, 
tumbling masses of cloud far down over the quiet valley. And 
anon as the vapor lifts and scatters before the rays of the 
advancing sun, the scene becomes indescribably beautiful. 
Watch again as the angry little mid-day showers gather, break 
and finish their noisy career, far below the placid sunshine of 
the mountain top which surrounds you. Or choose some one 
of the colossal boulders that lie strewn around, as though 
dropped like a pebble from some mighty hand, and watch the 
gathering furv of a storm, which no man need ever attempt to 
portray. And finally in the evening twilight, when 

" The Weslern sk\- has trimmed its skirts with ruf^fles all the way, 
And bias stripes of salmon pink and heliotrope and gray;" 

as the receding sun floods the earth in tranquil glory, and paints 
his transient banners on the easel of Night, you are lost in 
silent admiration. 



Splendors and blossoms and beauty, 

And a charm that cannot he told. 
For the days are exquisite poems 

Bound in the blue and the gold. 

Of the cloudless sky and the sunshine, 

And written in measures of light. 
They are full of the magical rythm 

Which sweeps through the day and the night. 

Oh ! the lyrics of dewy morning. 

And the sonnets of golden noon, 
And the lovt -songs, written in silver. 

That flow from the m\ stical moon. 

Oh ! the beautiful star-lit nocturnes. 
We mortals have called the night. 

That are played in deep, minor measures, 
When the world has grown weary of light. 

Oh ! the glorious music and rythm 
Of life— and the world— and the sky 

As they blend in a harmony blissful. 
That float to the Throne on H i gh. 



THE CATSKll.L MOUNTAINS. 39 

This is no longer a problem of any 
HOW TO REACH ,^^^_^,^^^,^^_ .^,-,^^ |-^;^ ^jH ,-,eed any explicit 

THE GATSKILLS. directions. And yet there are uncom- 
fortable, undesirable routes and methods which may easily be 
avoided by a little study of this book, which is largely devoted 
to the details of the best route, the only through car line and 
all-rail connection. 

For some fifty years after its summer charms were first 
discovered, the region remained practically inaccessible. 
There was a long and tedious stage-ride from the river, over an 
atrocious road and up the steep mountain-side at asnaifs pace, 
which was often attended with some danger, and it took a 
man of vigor and endurance to stand the trip. The steep and 
stony miles, the jaded horses, and the lumbering old stages 
were pretty apt to awaken sympathies and feelings not wholly 
akin to the picturesque sublimity on every side, leaving scant 
time or mood to indulge his love for mountain grandeur. In- 
valids, who would be most benefitted by the change of air and 
scene, were unable to make the ascent, the effects of which 
were so unlikely to be palliated or overcome by the scant facili- 
ties for accommodation and comfort then afforded on the 
mountain. But this was the condition of affairs in the Catskills, 
with slight improvements, down to 1870, when the iron-horse 
began to sniff the air of the hills. Here was a charming sum- 
mer resort wholly undeveloped; even the old Greene county 
section, which was about the only part known at all. The 
wildest and most charming region, lying in the counties of 
Ulster and Delaware, was largely unexplored and completely 
inaccessible except to the sturdy hunters and bark-men. The 
great chain of mountains had never been entered on this side 
where the great popular and easy approach for the entire 
range was destined to be. The giant Slide Mountain crag, 
which had overshadowed every other peak for countless ages, 
was practically unknown, and its superior height quite unsus- 
pected. Thus the varied magnificence of this entrancing region 
which has now so greatly enhanced the fame of the Catskills, 
was yet to be revealed. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 4I 

->. .^^-. ^^^.^^. The brook trout, that princely member 
AN IDEAL REGION ^ , , , , j 

01 the unny reahn, iinds a rare com- 

TROUT bination of favoring conditions in the 

Catskills. The slopes and valleys are profusely threaded with 
streams of the coolest and purest crystal water, in which the 
speckled beauties disport with abounding joy and content. 
The enthusiastic angler may here cast his tly or '"chuck his 
Avorm," with such success as his knowledge, skill and patience 
may warrant. There are scores upon scores of miles of good 
trout water still unpreempted by rapacious sportsmen, where 
€ven the mountain lad, with his crooked pin and "vile earth 
worm" at the end of a bit of twine, often astounds the scientific 
•disciple of Walton by his "luck." Who has not heard of Bis- 
cuit Brook, the Neversink streams, the head of the Rondout. 
the east and west branches of the Delaware, the Beaverkill. 
Dry Brook. Bushkill, Watson Hollow Brook, Emory Brook, 
Stony Clove Creek, Mink-Hollow Brook, the Big Indian Valley 
streams and the Esopus creek, which are lined with fishermen 
in the early summer.^ All these famous streams are in the 
Ulster & Delaware section of the range, which has long been 
the favorite fishing region. While the large hotels are not yet 
open during the early fishing season, good food and comfortable 
beds may be had at the smaller houses, unless one prefers to 
bring a well-fitted tent and plenty of warm clothing and 
blankets for camping along the streams. Then. too. unless the 
angler is content to live wholly upon trout, his camp life will 
imply a hamper of plain, substantial food, although this can 
usually be obtained at the little mountain stores. 

Successful trout fishing is the height of the angler's 
ambition. The careless bungler or happy-go-lucky wharf- 
fisher better stay out of the woods. The trout is keen-witted 
and gamey, and can only be captured by preliminary deception 
and subsequent combat, with the odds against the finny com- 
batant. Ifthe boys who have grown up along these streams 
often surprise and disgust the theoretical city fisherman by 
catching more trout than he does, with all his complicated out- 
fit, it is simply because the urchin knows better how to fish. 
It is skill, not luck that counts. The lad is familiar with the 
habits of trout, knows where to find them, and how to deceive 



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THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



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them with the least fuss and commotion. He never gets 
excited at the supreme moment, and rarely allows the 
biggest fish to escape. He will often fmd fish in water which 
has been whipped over for hours and abandoned by the city 
chap as fmless. Thus it will often be easier and cheaper for 
the man of theories and gorgeous apparatus to buy his fish of 
the barefooted mountain lad than to catch them, even though 
he may have come hundreds of miles to enjoy the sport of land- 
ing the tlsh bv his own skill and devises. But this fact only 




adds a keener zest to the efforts of the professional angler who 
studies the native methods with peculiar interest, and his skill 
is sure to be rewarded, while even the novice is sure to get un- 
limited exercise even though he fails to till his creel with the 
savory victims of his theoretical efforts. Some of the smaller 
streams often afford the best tlshing. Trout can be supremely 
happy in very little water, and big beauties love to disport in 
tiny brooklets where there is barely room to float. They will be 
found among mossy roots and margins and over rocky and 
pebbly bottoms. 

"Sing sweet, O birds o' April! Sing sweet o'er hill and plain, 
While the wandering world is tangled in the sunlight an' the rain. 
We ain't a pestering any one, jes' livin' at our ease, 
A-huntin' when we want to, an' fishin' when we please !" 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 4S 

-i-LJi^ ,,, ^-,-^_. o The time havina; linallv arrived 

IntUL^ItRa,.. .. ., ,"' 

tor a railroad, the men were 

DELAWARE RAILROAD, found to build it in spite of the 
unfavorable current of public opinion which then prevailed. 
Thus, the construction of The Ulster & Delaware line was be- 
gun in 1866. Proceeding slowly and cautiously for a time, the 
iron-horse did not reallv get verv far into the mountains until 
four years later. Even then the project was generally con- 
sidered wild and ill-advised, with certain failure at the end. 
But the projectors had faith in the final result and kept stretch- 
ing out the rails until they reached and crossed the mountains. 
Nature mav never have dreamed that man would stretch a 
railroad through this lovely valley, and at times there has been 
some question as to whether she had been fully reconciled to 
the desecration. But the engineers found a natural pass here 
most of the way, crooked and tortuous though it was, and they 
just followed it up good naturedly in laying out the line of the 
road, avoiding any aggressive liberties with the native condi- 
tions, as far as possible. Many heavy grades were encountered, 
and there was a cantankerous mountain creek, with a whole 
brood of wayward and excitable little tributaries pouring into 
it from every gorge and gulch, which had to be dealt with in a 
dignified and earnest manner. These were normally quiet and 
inoffensive, of course; the speckled trout disported lazily in the 
crystal water which glittered in the noonday sun like silver 
threads in the woof of the mountain, and rippled in sweet re- 
frain on its winding, woodland way to the river. But when 
the floods came, these placid and prettv rills swelled into roar- 
ing torrents in a few hours, tumbling into the main creek, 
which in turn, flooded the narrow valley and swept everything 
down before it. Of course, there was nothing about the rail- 
way that would be likely to exempt it from this inevitable rule, 
or evoke any sympathy from these arteries of the mountains. 
So the engineers acted squarely on the defensive and built the 
road on that theory, locating the line with the utmost care and 
building in the firmest manner. The best materials were used 
in every case, and the best methods employed to secure sta- 
bility, security, safety, efficiency and comfort. The roadbed 
has recently been materially straightened and leveled, and the 




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curves perfected bv a competent corps of engineers. This was 
made necessary by tlie increased traffic and greater speed of 
trains, whicii also called for heavier rails and ties and modern 
steel bridges, all of which have been supplied over the entire 
line. Several new and attractive station buildings have been 
erected, and important additions and improvements to the 
rolling-stock and general equipment, are continually being 
made. The new passenger locomotives are now heavier and 

more power- 
ful than tbrm- 
erlv and they 
are construct- 
ed from the 
latest im- 
proved d e- 
signs for speed 
a n d efficien- 
cy. The new 
coaches which 
are added each 

year, are elegant models of comfort and convenience from the 
best shops in the country. Nothing that will conduce to the 
comfort and pleasure of travelers has been omitted in the equip- 
ment of The Ulster & Delaware system. It therefore stands 
to-day second to none in security of road-bed. safety of appli- 
■ances. general efficiency and comfort of equipment. The policy 
■of the company and its management is to get "the best, and 
operate the line in the best possible manner. 

The completion of the road of course proved the great 
fiictor in the development of the Catskills as a popular summer 
resort. A new impetus was imparted to the mountain board- 
ing business, and hotels, large and small, began to rise here 
imd there in the valleys and on the mountain slopes. It opened 
a new section of the range, which rivaled and even surpassed 
in beauty any other portion, while the entire region at once 
became easily accessible. Luxurious parlor and day coaches 
.are now attached to the trains, and the most infirm and debili- 
tated may thus enjoy the benefits of this great natural sani- 
tarium. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



49 



THE ONLY ALL-RAIL 
ROUTED BEGINNING 
AT KINGSTON POINT, 



that famous old Hudson river land- 
ing of former years, which has 
now been restored and greatly 
improved, this mountain track of 
The Ulster & Delaware line never ends until the entire Catskill 
range has been crossed, and the village of Oneonta, in Otsego 
county, io8 miles from this eastern terminus, is reached. Here 
at the Point, passengers from the elegant and popular Day Line 
steamers, "New York" and "Albany," may board The Ulster 
& Delaware trains for any point in the range, stepping directly 
from their palatial decks to the cars. The transfer of baggage 
is quickly effected, and there is no change of cars between the 
river and the hills. After the delightful sail up the river one is 
ready to enjoy the speedy whirl by train inland and among the 
mountains to the fullest extent. 

The start is made over the river shoal and up the Rondout 
creek for two miles, when 




ONDOUT is reached.' Rondout 
was formerly a village, and in 1614 
'the Dutch established a settlement 
here. It is the river port of the city 
of Kingston, which was incorporated 
in 1872. It has extensive manuf^ic- 
turing interests, and has long enjoyed 
the largest river commerce of any 
point on the Hudson, except Albany. 
Several steamboat lines are operated 
here. The fleet and famous "Mary 
Powell," makes daily trips between 
this port and New York during the 
sunmier and early autumn. The large and commodious steam- 
ers of the Central Hudson Steamboat Co.'s Night Line, and the 
New York Central trains (by way of the Rhinecliff Ferry) all 
contribute to the increasing traffic of The Ulster & Delaware 
trains. 

Leaving Rondout Station, the train winds gracefully up the 
grade from tide level and intersects with the West Shore Rail- 
road near the center of the city. 
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T yiNGSTON (Union Depot). This 
is an important station of the West 
Shore. Wallkill Valley and Ulster & 
-Delaware Railroads, and during the 
regular season of summer Catskill 
Mountain traffic, there are over fifty 
trains stopping here daily, it being 
the great diverging point for the 
mountain region. The fast Catskill 
Mountain special trains on the West 
Shore line, are here transferred to The 
Ulster & Delaware track, where pow- 
erful engines stand hissing and throbbing, impatiently waiting 
for the mountain run. These are among the fastest summer 
trains scheduled upon anv road in the country. 

From this station, looking directly north, an imposing view 
of the mountains is presented. The peaks in sight are the 
famous Overlook, on the left, with Plattekill, High Peak or 
Mount Lincoln, the Kaaterskill and South Mountain crags on 
toward the right. The highest of these is Mount Lincoln, 1,664 
feet, and the next in height is the Overlook, 1,1 50 feet above 
tide. The large house near the sky is the Overlook Mountain 
House. The next toward the right is Hotel Kaaterskill, and 
the last is the old Catskill Mountain House. 

But there is barely time to inspect this view when your 
train pulls out for the mountains and is whirling rapidly over 
the lovely fringe of fertile lowland in the northern bounds of the 
city. You pass within a few rods of the famous old "Senate 
House," where New York State was born, which is in sight on 
the left, soon after you pass under the second street bridge. It 
was built in 1676, partially burned by the British in 1777, and 
is now owned and kept by the State, having a large and inter- 
esting collection of ancient relics and curiosities. The Esopus 
creek is next crossed, and the train plunges boldly up the south- 
ern slope of the picturesc]ue and beautiful Ulster & Delaware 
valley, which affords a charming panorama of mountain scenery 
through its entire length. The ascent here is gradual but con- 
tinuous, all the way to 



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53 




\ ^ 7^ EST HURLEY, ten miles from 
Kingston Point and s^o feet above 
tlie river. This is a small hamlet a 
few rods to the left, mainly devoted 
to the quarrying and shipping of 
blue stone, which is found in great 
abundance all through this region. 
There are two or three churches, 
two hotels, and several stores and shops. 

Woodstock is a much larger hamlet, at the base of Over- 
look Mountain. Wve miles north, and stages are waiting to con- 
vey passengers to that region, which is verv prettv and popu- 
lar with summer visitors, having a large hotel, numerous board- 
ing houses, three fme churches, and many stores. The Over- 
look is a very imposing crag as seen from West Hurlev station, 
and those who set out to make the ascent will fmd a fairly 
good carriage road most of the way, and one of the most 
charming and extended views from the crest to be found in the 
entire range. 

OLIVE BRANCH is the next station on this level 
stretch (Ashton Post Office). The aspect is now 
pastoral and peaceful. The wayside marsh is thickly 
dotted with wild plants and flowers, especiallv iris 
and lilies, which bloom in succession during the summer, pre- 
senting an attractive variety of floral beauty, tempting plant 
lovers from the train at times. The region here is supplied 
with many modest boarding houses where one may revel in the 
air of the foothills with great informality f^ 
and at low rates. Temple Pond is an 
aquatic attraction. Iving at 
the foot of Big Toinje Moun- 
tain, about one hundred 
feet above the station. ^•^■'* 
It covers about one ^^^ 
hundred acres nor- Biv 
mally and affords^ 
boating and fishing 
facilities. 





TYROLESE OUTLOOK, 

TWILIGHT PARK. 



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BROWN'S STATION, three miles beyond, is an- 
other quiet boarding section with numerous houses for 
summer entertainment, and a few summer cottages now 
creeping in here and there. High Point and the Witten- 
berg range are now looming up in the distance ahead. A mile- 
and-a-half south is Winchelfs Falls, on the Esopus, and just 
below, the stream flows through a picturesque, rocky gorge. 

Soon after leaving Brown's, the train rounds a graceful 
curve to the right for two miles, and the Esopus creek is again 
encountered, for the first since leavino; Kingston. The stream 




here divides above the bridge, tbrming a pretty little wooded 
island. Hereafter the track and this wayward current of moun- 
tain water maintain companionship for twenty miles and more, 
bending in and out. and crossing and re-crossing the waters as 
the topography of the valley demands, though not implicitly 
following its every freak and whim. Between this point and 
Kingston, it winds its weary way over precipitous rocks, 
through wild ravines and alluvial and fertile meadows for 
many a mile far to the south. Crossing now the iron bridge, 
the train pulls up at 




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RODHEAD^S BRIDGE 

Station. Many are attracted 
here by the surrounding 
landscape, with its diversity 
of broad meadows tower- 
ing mountain peaks, and 
shimmering trout streams. 
The little hamlet is scattered 
along the wooded banks of 
. — ife ^1-^^ creek near the base of 

High Point. Pine Island, 
which here parts the waters 
of the Esopus. is a favorite spot for a hammock and a 
dream, with the rythmic swirl and gurgle of the rushing 
waters on either side, and the symphonic whispers of 
spreading hemlocks over head. Four gamey streams wend 
their way through forest and field in different directions. 
One of these leaps over the ledge not far distant in 
a sparkling cascade known as "Bridal Veil Falls." 
A more extended water fall, however, is Bishop 
Falls, two miles down the Esopus. a favorite 
.afternoon ramble with manv. who liken it 
to the famous "Horse-Shoe Falls" at Niag- 
ara, in shape. 

Back of the station is a large blue 
stone yard, where the various pro- 
cesses of rubbing, planing and 
finishing the huge, flat stones 
for market is in active 
operation. The stone 
is carted from the nu- 
merous quarries on 
the surrounding- 
mountain slopes, * *. 
.and shipped by . 
rail to tide-water ■< 'i a ' 
when tlni shed 
for use. 





THE BEAUTIFUL FALLS 

HAINES CORNERS. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



59 




'HOKAN, originally spelled "Ashokan," 
is the next stop after a mile run. It is 
one of the old Indian names that have 
been retained in the geographical no- 
menclature of this region. The place 
is divided into two parts ; about the 
station is known as West Shokan, 
the older settlement which antedates the railroad, be- 
ing a mile toward the east. It is a pleasant hamlet 
with churches, schools, stores and many boarding houses 
where hundreds of city people pass the summer delightfully 
and at moderate cost. The famous "High Point" peak, 3,098 
feet toward the skv, looms up grandly now on the left, in a 
south-westerly direction. This is the most southerly peak of 
the Catskills, and the view from its summit is very extended. 
The ascent is no longer difficult, there being a well marked 
road over half the way. Fairly good carriage roads lead out 
from Shokan in dilferent directions to interesting points. Among 
those well worth visiting are the celebrated Peakamoose Lake 
and the "'Gulf." The former is a beautiful strip of mountain 
water where the Rondout creek flows through one of the most 
charming glens in the world. Speaking of this spot, a recent 
writer and artist savs : '"Nothing else in the Catskills ap- 
proaches it in its peculiar type. For a mile it is a succession of 
impressive pictures, with cascades and waterfalls innumerable ; 
living pictures of living water." 

Looking west from Shokan station a crescent of lofty 
mountain peaks will be seen. That on the right is the "Wit- 
tenberg," 1.778 feet, the next is Mount Cornell, 3,681 feet high. 
Some two miles beyond this chain is the famous Slide Moun- 
tain, the king of the range, 4,20s feet in the air. In the same 
locality are Peakamoose. ^,87^ feet. Table Mountain, ^,86s 
feet high, and several others. It is the wildest and most inter- 
esting group in the entire range, and it can only be reached by 
way of The Ulster & Delaware Railroad. Leaving Shokan now, 
the train winds up the valley for three miles, recrossing the 
Esopus at a broad bend, and halting briefly at 




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BOICEVILLE, a way station with many undeveloped 
attractions for summer boarders. Tiiere is here an 
"Excelsior Mill." with its shredders running day and 
night. The mountains are now encroaching more and 
more upon the narrow valley. 

COLD BROOK is another way station, a mile beyond, 
if your train happens to stop there. The Esopus rushes 
madly by under a new iron bridge on the right, bor- 
dered by a tangled mass of wild flowering vines which 
send up their fragrance to greet the traveler in the car window 
while he listens to the chattering roar of the stream. Eollowing 
the Esopus now for a mile along the base of Mount Pleasant, 
with Mount Tobias and Mount Tremper in the eastern back- 
ground, across the meadows and orchards which intervene, 
the stream suddenly bends away and out of sight for a time, 
and the train soon afterwards stops at 

OUNT PLEASANT. This is in 

the midst of a most attractive, and very 
popular summer boarding region, with 
numerous hotels and resting places 
scattered here and there throughout the 
charming valley. Roads lead away 
among the romantic foot-hills of tower- 
ing mountains to quiet little houses 
nestling in placid nooks among the 
brooks and bridges which dominate the locality. Of these 
there are some forty which receive their guests at this station. 

One is here surrounded by high mountains that rise abrupt- 
ly and aggressively, although the ascents are not difficult. The 
view from Mt. Tremper, especially its western spur, is in- 
teresting and the trail is comparatively easy. The Esopus creek 
winds in and out, and lingers lovingly among the little patches 
of mountain meadow; and visitors are always delighted with 
this bit of the Ulster & Delaware valley. 

But the train now speeds on this northerly course for about 
three miles, barely finding room between the assertive old 
creek and the wagon road for its track, so aggressive are the 
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.HOENICIA. This is one of the most 
important stations on the Hue. You are 
now twenty-eight miles from the river 
and 794 feet above it, with lofty moun- 

}ip^„V3r^ ^^''''' peaks on every hand, it is the 
entrance of the famous Stony Clove 
'^ Canyon, and the southern terminus 
ofthe Stonv Clove and Kaaterskill 
Branch of The Ulster & Delaware system. You are now well 
into the mountains and the scenery is wild and picturesque. 
It is late in the day when the sun peers over the eastern skyline 
on Mount Tremper. and comparatively early in the afternoon 
when the western shadows begin to envelop the little hamlet. 
Meanwhile your engine, having taken a fresh drink of mountain 
water, gets the signal and skips off up the valley with a business 
-like snort, winding now closely along the left bank of the 
Esopus, which lessens in volume as the region of its source is 
iipproached. But the little valley grows in wildness and beauty 
with every mile, and the mountains become higher and grander. 
Ever and anon you wonder how the rocky wall ahead is to be 
iwoided, but the engine finds the way onward. A mile up the 
track is "Woodland Valley," opening on the left. It is about 
nine miles long and reaches to the base of the Wittenberg, 
Mount Cornell and Slide Mountain. Not in all the Catskills is 
there a more picturesque and charming wildwood pass than this. 
Nature has here been largely and admirably left to herself, and 
here sublime simplicity is truly enchanting. It was formerly 
known as "Snyder Hollow," and of course there is a pretty 
stream, with cascades, little rustic bridges and trout, and 
poetry all the way. Mounts Sheridan, Sherrill and North Dome 
now soar grandly toward the sky on the right, with other peaks 
of various local names coming into view in succession as the 
train proceeds. You soon reach the pretty Shandaken Valley 
where the mountains begin to recede in the distant background, 
giving place to the more pastoral features of broader meadows, 
bending orchards and sloping foothills, with little farm build- 
ings here and there. The big Westkill Mountain, 3,900 feet 
high, at length appears in the distance on the right and the 
valley again grows narrow. 



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HANDAKEN at an altitude of 
I-068 feet is 53 miles from the 
1. This pretty and most ap- 
-te Indian name means 'Tapid 
water." Shandaken has long been 
the most popular summer re- 
- :n the Catskills. and it is no 
small boast for city visitors to speak 
proudly •:: r„L".:r-^- ^_r.'-~rred here, as many hundreds do vear 
after year. The scenery is varied and beautifuL the streams 
numerous and gamey, and the air excellent. There are tu'o 
large hotels uithin a few rods of the station and many smaller 
ones scattered all about. There is room for f.'Z't^ti- :- and 
about the hamlet itself, and there arc stages ir. _ r^r.- 

others miles av pular resorts .7. ii,-^'.r.c„T.-iIle. 

'. Lexington. Sf and other tributary regions, 

through chaiming canyons and doves^ and over cair mountain 
15 Vr :!ie clove to Bush' nd on a pretty lake in 

E;r: N -:.. 3 a lovely six-r r with the swift flowing 

Bushkin stream babbhng and tumbling along the wavside. and 



ever and anon disputing with youregc^ 
is here treated with scant cotirtesy b-. 

This portion 
of the valley is in- 
vested uith inter- 
est because of its 
fr iznation. as 
: ' r scene of 
buried treasure 
of great value, 
which once be- 
longed to noted 
British military 
officers. The 
succeediitg milef 
are now more 
crooked than 
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IG INDIAN, 1,212 feet above 

the river. The ascent to this point 

has been very gradual most of the 

way, but now you look ahead and 

realize that the radical climb is 

about to begin. You seem walled 

in by mountain crags on every 

side and you may well wonder 

how the train will manage to reach 

' the summit, nearly 700 feet above, 

and take only three miles to do it. The deep valley comes to 

an end a short distance ahead and the rails can no longer evade 

the steep mountain slope. 

While you have been wrestling with these little details of 
further progress, that you will find so nicely solved by the con- 
structing engineers of The Ulster & Delaware line a few minutes 
hence, tourists for Slide Mountain and that charming region, 
had been climbing into the stages with their traps and luggage 
for that eleven-mile ride, or less, depending upon the destina- 
tion. This is the station for the Slide and the Big Indian Valley, 
that most entrancing and delightful canyon which cannot be 
extolled too highly nor painted in too glowing colors. Nature 
has here wrought with marvelous skill and design, and there is 
beauty in every line. The entire valley is an ideal place for 
summer cottage life amid the placid charms of wildwood and 
forest. No visitor of the Catskills should fail to ride, or wheel. 
or walk through this lovely valley. One of the sources of the 
Esopus sends its crystal water winding through this meadow 
bottom at its own sweet will, regardless of roads and all other 
artificial structures. In this the "speckled beauties " disport 
in goodly numbers, as they do even more abundantly in the 
famous Neversink region, which is also reached from this valley, 
and lies beyond the Slide. 

An extra engine is usually added to the heavier trains here 
for the hills, and while these powerful motors are gathering 
forces for the climb a romantic bit of Indian tradition may be of 
interest. 

"Big Indian" was a stalwart red man of this locality, 
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all bad Indians who got the chance, he fell in love with a pretty 
white maiden of the adjacent plains, named Gertrude Molyneaux. 
But she finally married Joe Bundy, a rival suitor of her own 
race. The alliance proved unhappy, however, and the young 

wife was ten- 
derly remind- 
ed of what 
might have 
been had she 
married the 
gallant and 
dusky war- 
rior of the 
woods. This 
.-^J^^^'^^^ JS^^^^J^^^Kf^^^Bff ^itfH^H feeling finally 

culminated in 
a transfer of 
her affections 
and person 
to him. But the climax of Joe Bundy" s revenge soon came. 
While with a company of marauders on a foray of cattle-stealing 
from the Dutch farmers, Winnisook was seen by the outraged 
husband, who promptlv drew his trusty bead and inflicted a 
fatal wound, remarking to his comrades, "1 think the best way 
to civilize the yellow serpent is to let daylight into his black 
heart." The dusky giant was afterward found dead standing 
upright in the hollow of a big pine near the spot. His faithful 
widow, learning of the tragedv, hastened to the scene, where 
she fell upon the body in frantic grief, and spent the rest of her 
life near Winnisook" s grave. The stump of the old pine is said 
to have been covered bv the railwav embankment. 

But the train is already curving out from the station, you 
look skvward and see a great hotel with towers near the sum- 
mit and vou know at once bv the conclusive snorts and groans 
proceeding from the engines, that you are going up-hill, for the 
grade is about i so feet per mile. The best place to watch the 
receding vallev is the back platform of the rear car. The charm- 
ing Pine Hill vallev, with its stream, its road and an occasional 
house far down below, make a fascinating picture. There are 
numerous visitors for Pine Hill village, which you have just 
passed and admired so much down in the valley. 



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INE HILL Station is here perched 
on the steep slope of Belle Ayr 
Mountain. Hundreds take the 
stages which are assembled in 
great array for the short ride down 
the hill for the charming little vil- 
lage, one of the most picturesque 
in the range. 

The place presents a most attractive appearance from the 
train, accounting in some measure for its continued popularity 
with a very large class who have made it their regular summer 
abode for years. Nearly every house has summer visitors, and 
there is a degree of informality about the atmosphere not al- 
ways so prevalent at other resorts, which is satisfactory and 
enjoyable to the average guest there. The northerly source of 
the Esopus is here, up Birch creek vallev, and with that stream 
we must now part company, as the drainage from this section 
of the range will hereafter flow from the summit westward, to 
the Delaware instead of the Hudson river. This is also a favor- 
ite cottage region. 

But the clatter and chatter incident to the greeting of new- 
comers, and the transfer of their baggage, now fades away as 
the brakes are released and the hissing locomotives plunge 
boldly into the tlnal climb. The air-line distance to the summit 
is not over half-a-mile. but there are 226 feet to climb and the 
track curves sharplv around the arcs of a double horseshoe for 
three times that distance. You see the engines laboring 
heavily as they almost double up on the train, and the front end 
of the coach is visibly higher than the rear. But while watch- 
ing these novel features of modern engineering, don't forget to 
look backward down the valley, for the view from this moun- 
tain breastwork is charming indeed. At length you will note 
that the motors are breathing more freely and steadily as the 
Summit is approached. While the whistle sounds, there will 
be time to admire the handsome cottages in Highmount Park 
on the right, and perhaps some of the hotels and summer 
homes on the Belle Ayr slope to the left. But you have now 
reached the summit of The Ulster & Delaware track, 1,889 ^^^^ 
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RAND HOTEL STATION 

is now the stop, and a most im- 
portant summer station it is. The 
second hirgest hotel in the Cats- 
kills, known as the New Grand, 
is less than half a mile up the hill 
and in plain sight. It stands on a 
commanding terrace of Monka 
Hill jMountain, and on the dividing 
line between Ulster and Delaware 
counties. From it the view of 
mountain and valley is superb, ri- 
valed only by the crest of the 
mountain itself in the rear, to 
which the ascent is short and easy, 
bringing the eye 2,489 feet in the 
air and free from obstruction on 
every side. Toward the south is 
Slide Mountain, barelv overtopping its aspiring neighbors, with 
the lovelv valley, through which vou came, in the foreground; 
toward the west are the farms and hamlets of Delaware, and far 
below the shelving rocks on which you stand is the green valley 
of virgin forest; and toward the north and east are mountains 
piled on mountains. The Belle Ayr slope, here known as 
" Highmount," is dotted here and there with pretty cottages in 
;i park of I , SCO mountain acres, with an average elevation of 
over 2,000 feet. The region also abounds in interesting drives 
and tninv brooks which greatly enhance the normal pleasures 
of mountain summer life. 

Gently now the train begins to move down the hill, and soon 
the brakes are tlrmly set and all steam is shut off for the great 
slide. You see an occasional cottage in the ravine on the right 
and anon a trim and pretty hamlet in the valley, with many 
<?laborate and costly cottages surrounded by well kept lawns 
and handsome grounds, some of which have been carved out 
of the mountain side itself, so little room is there in the valley 
basin. The station is 




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1^ ners). Many men of wealth and 
i^ station have beautiful cottages and 
^\^'}, grounds here, especially the well 
i(' "*j known Fleischmann family, which 
has had so large a share in the de- 
velopment of the place. Many of 
these handsome homes are on the 
" bluffs, south of the track. 

There is now a change of land- 
scape ; the wild and mountainous aspect peculiar to the Ulster 
section, giving place to the pastoral and placid features of 
cleared land and agricultural life. You are now entering a 
dairyland, with its thoroughbred cows, its rich milk and gilt 





edged butter, the home of the sugar-maple and the luscious 
products of the sap-bush. The trickling stream on the right is 
the East Branch of the Delaware, which soon gathers volume 
and force as we proceed. The mountain slopes are now more 
gentle and sparsely wooded. Though yet set with stumps and 
stones, with an occasional protrusion of rock, they yield more 
readily to cultivation. 




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* \RKVILLE is the next station, 
four miles further down the 
valley and i , ^72 feet above 
tide, the lowest point reached 
by the rails in Delaware coun- 
ty. It is an important station 
because of the several tribu- 
tary regions converging here. 
Margaretville, one and one-half miles distant on the left is a 
charming little hamlet at the base of Mount Pakatakan. one 
mile below the continence of Dry Brook and the East Branch 
and partly covering the ancient site of the Tuscarora Indian 
headcjuarters. The rural setting is marvelously attractive, and 
many artists of note have built summer studios here and in the 
environment of Arkville. There are churches, stores, water- 
works, a weekly newspaper, a fairground and race-track, and 
several hotels. Stages connect with leading trains at Arkville 
for Andes, twelve miles, Shavertown fifteen, and Downsville 
twentv-six miles away. Furlough Lake, the mountain home of 
George J. Gould, is onlv seven miles distant. This entire re- 
gion has long been a famous trouting section. Dry Brook is a 
favorite stream with fishermen, having ample water to shield 
the wary game. Near Arkville is an artitlcal cave with strange 
hieroglyphics rudely carved upon its inner walls, which attracts 
many visitors. 

On leaving this station the train curves sharply toward the 
right at an obtuse angle, abandoning its southwesterly course, 
upon which it lately entered, and pursuing nearly the opposite 
direction for several miles, Arkville being in the vertex of the 
angle. You are now entering a charming glade known as the 
valley of the East Branch; a fine dairy section, with succulent 
grasses, milk cows, milk, milk cans and milk stations in full 
supply. The little stream loiters lazily and winds in and out with 
wondrous beauty through the level vale, evidently on grace and 
pleasure bent, for there seems no other reason for avoiding a 
straight course, unless it was to increase the charms of the land- 
scape and annoy the sturdy farmers who till the marginal 
meadows. To some, the water may seem to run the wrong 
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KELLY'S CORNERS is the first stop on this new 
course. It is mainly a milk depot, having a dairy in 
sight across the meadow. Some city boarders are 
entertained at the pleasant farm houses in the vicinity, 
and they thrive wondrously upon the rich and pure products of 
the dairy so abundant there. You can almost catch the scent 
of the curds, the buttermilk, and the whev. 




HALCOTTVILLE is the next way stop amid these 
quiet surroundings, it has an attractive hotel and 
several houses tor summer entertainment in and about 
the hamlet, all of which luid guests when the season 
comes around. A bit of a lake will be seen on the right as the 
train moves onward, where sundry aquatic sports are enjoyed. 
There are good roads for driving and cycling leading up and 
down the vallev. 



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OXBURY, that quaint and fa- 
miliar old town, near the source 
of the East Branch, now over 
a hundred years old, is then 
reached. The altitude is 1,49s 
feet and the station is one of 
the important stops in the 
-' ^^jl Delaware section. Many a 

JkIrkM Kunily vacation is quietly and delighfully spent in 
and about this little village everv summer, finding 

entertainment in the numerous dwellings of the residents. 

The elaborate and imposing granite structure seen at the upper 

end of the village soon after the train leaves the station, is the 

Gould Memorial Church. The grounds and stream intervening 

have been handsomely treated under the direction of Miss Helen 

Gould, who spends part of her summer at Roxburv. where her 

father was born and spent his earlv life. 

The mountains are no longer conspicuous by their height 

in this locality, but seem like hills in comparison to those you 

have been accustomed to on this route. For three or four 

miles the wayside aspect changes mainly in detail. But then 

you pass Irish Mountain on the 

right and soon afterward. Bald 

Mountain on the left, where the 

train curves almost at 

right angles into a deep 

^orge, running now 

four or five miles in a 

northwesterly di- 
rection. There is a 

return of rugged 

grandeur for a time, 

especially in the 

high, shelving rocks 

that jut out almost 

over the track as 

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above tide. The hamlet itself 
nestles serenely down in the val- 
ley on the left less than a mile 
from the station, and will be seen 
from the car window soon after 
the train pulls out. It was form- 
erly known as •' Moresville," be- 
ing named for John More, the first 
white settler, who came there in 
1786. and who afterward became 
the founder of a numerous and 
inlluential family in that region. 
Stages are here taken for Gilboa, three miles, and Prattsville, 
five miles distant, over good roads and through a lovely section. 
Both places are on the Schoharie creek, which here flows with- 
in about three miles of The Ulster & Delaware road. They are 
popular summer regions for which visitors here leave the train 
in large numbers. 

Prattsville is a delightful old village with an historic aroma, 
its formation dating back nearly two hundred years. But the 
mediaeval customs of its ancestors have been supplanted by the 
modern features of mountain village life, and there are very 
good reasons for its claim as an ideal. c]uiet interior village re- 
sort. The little streets are thickly shaded and well kept, and 
there are many rare natural attractions. Devasego Falls, just be- 
low the village, is a famous bit of scenery which merits all the 
admiration bestowed upon it. Pratt's Rocks, so named from 
Col. Pratt, the noted tanner, and founder of the place, are also 
near at hand. They are visited by hundreds annually because 
of the artistic carving in bas-relief, of the old Pratt Tannery, 
a bust of Col. Pratt, and other figures emblematic of his 
pursuits and possessions. Upon these high, precipitous 
rocks the marks of the antediluvian currents are plainly 
visible. 

The wayside now grows picturesc^ue with stumps, stump- 
fences, rocks and stones, and the train speeds quickly over the 
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SOUTH GILBOA. Here the summit of the Dehiware 
county track is reached, 1.747 feet above tide, which 
you have approached so gradually through the glade 
that you can scarcely realize it is within about one 
hundred feet of the Pine Hill summit. There are a few quiet 
boarding places in the vicinity and boating facilities upon May- 
ham's Lake, near the station. The hamlet is two miles toward 
the northeast. The train now turns into a westerly course, 
skipping over the level three miles at a lively rate when the 
whistle sounds and you see many passengers preparing to 
iilight, having reached the end of their journey. 




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TAMFORD is the Station and 
one of the most charming and 
popular summer viUages in all the 
Catskills. for which there is am- 
ple reason. No visitor will re- 
gret the long seventy-tive mile 
ride from the Hudson, or seventy- 
two from Kingston, even though 
he may have failed to fully ad- 
mire and appreciate the wayside 
scenery. The elevation is 1.7QO 
feet, and the grand and mas- 
sive crag of Mount Utsayantha 
rises directly from the village 
streets over i.soofeet higher. The place is distinctly modern 
in all its features, having fully outgrown every ancient aspect 
and custom years ago, although possessing a history replete 
with interest. The town was settled by people from Stamford, 
Conn., hence its name. Utsayantha. which might well have 
been retained, but for the patriotic spirit of its New England 
founders, was a beautiful Indian maiden, concerning whom, 
her white husband and their little babe, forest tradition hands 
down a tragic story. Near the village site was also the scene 
of a desperate battle between the patriots, the Tories and the 
Indians over a century ago. Its history as a summer resort, 
however, does not extend much over fifteen years ; for even 
in 1884 there was but one summer hotel. But its growth and 
development since then has been simply marvelous. There are 
now a score of large hotels and other scores of smaller houses, 
and nearly two thousand guests may find accommodations 
within the village limits, where the normal population is less 
than one thousand. 

While Nature has indeed been exceptionally lavish in her 
gifts, the thrift and enterprise of the Stamford residents, so 
clearly visible at every step, have had a large share in the de- 
velopment and success of the place. They seem to have vied 
with each other in their improvements of their individual prop- 
erty, whilst the public affairs of the village have been managed 
with jealous care on progressive lines. The buildings are es- 



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peciallv attractive in design and 
careful preservation. The streets 
are bordered with handsome lawns 
unobstructed by fences, and over- 
arched by rows of majestic maples. 
There are miles of bluestone side- 
walks, a tine water and sewer 
system, electric and gas illumina- 
tion, good telephonic facilities, tlve 
thriving churches, a Union Free 
School and Seminary, a Public 
Library. National Bank and two 
sprightlv weekly newspapers. 
The crest of Utsayantha Moun- 
tain. ^. ^6s teet above tide, is easily 
reached bv a good carriage road. 
It has an observatorv from which 
twentv thousand square miles of 
mountain territory, including thirty 
prominent peaks, and portions of 
four states may be seen, with the 
cities of Albany and Schenectady 
in the distance. The village site, 
overlooking the broad valley en- 
trance where the headwaters of the 
Delaware are received, is charm- 
ing. The region forms the water- 
shed between three river basins. 
One mile east is Bear Creek, which 
empties into the Schoharie, and 
within fifteen minutes" walk west, 
is the source of streams which 
are tributary to the Susquehanna. 
Thus within the radius of a single 
mile one may drink from the 
headwaters oi three great rivers. The roads all about are ex- 
cellent and there is every inducement and much enjoyment in 
driving and cycling along these rippling streams, and through 
the pretty wooded glens. 




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H;OBART, four miles beyond, 
is the next station. It is a 
' pretty little village with a his- 
tory antedating the Revolution. 
There is a line falls, and water 
^ power, which gave it the old 
name of '' Waterville," which 
was afterward changed at the 
suggestion of Rev. Philander 
Chase, the old church rector, 
who became a bishop in Ohio, in later years. There are several 
churches and various hotels and boarding-houses where visitors 
come in increasing numbers each season, delighting to live in 
this smiling dell in the southwestern margin of the Catskills, 
seventv-eight miles from the Hudson, and about 1.6^7 feet 
above it. 

SOUTH KORTRIGHT is at the end of the next four 
crooked miles down the Delaware. It is the center of a 
rich dairy section with a large creamery to which some 
twelve or fifteen hundred cows pay lacteal tribute daily. 
The town was settled bv sturdv Scotch and Irish people, to 
which nations so many of the Delaware farmers are largely in- 
debted for their rugged and honored ancestry. They came in 
at an early period and had their full share of the Indian depre- 
dations so prevalent at that time. The entertainment of city 
visitors is not yet a dominant feature of summer life just here. 

BLOOMVILLE is reached after a spin of live miles, and 
vou are now eighty-seven miles from the Hudson river, 
and about eight miles from the village of Delhi, which 
is reached bv stage after a most interesting drive through 
this beautiful valley. This is another of the older Delaware 
towns, which, but lately reached by the railway, has not yet 
developed its summer attractions for city visitors. 

The extension of The Ulster & Delaware system beyond 
Bloomville was completed during the year iqoo, and train ser- 
vice through the beautiful Charlotte Valley was inaugurated in 
July of that vear. 




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KORTRIGHT STATION is the fust stop after 
leaving Bloomville. This is ninety-two miles from the 
Hudson river, and the elevation above tide water is 
1,868 feet. From the top of this mountain vou get 
an extended view of this beautiful dairy land, and of both Dela- 
ware and Otseo-o counties. 



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AST MEREDITH, ninety-nine miles from the Hud- 
son river, and i.^s^ feet above it, is the next station. 
This is one of the desirable country towns, where city 
people mav find a quiet spot for rest and recreation. 



DAVENPORT CENTER is one hundred and one 
miles tVom the river and the elevation is 1,222 feet. 
This is another one of those charmmg country places 
where vou will find the best air, the best water, and 
plenty of pure milk, butter, and eggs for which this country is 
noted. There are a few desirable small boarding houses, where 
■one may find comfortable quarters during the vacation term. 

WEST DAVENPORT is now reached and you are 
one hundred and four miles from the Hudson. The 
elevation is 1,178 feet. This is one of the important 
connections on the line, and the point where passen- 
gers are transferred to the Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley 
Railroad. 

This will be the popular route for tourists bound for 
•Cooperstown and Richfield Springs. The variety of scenery 
through the " Haunts of Rip Van Winkle" after a trip along 
the famous Hudson river, either bv rail or boat, thence through 
the Charlotte Valley will make this a charming trip and the 
favorite route to these popular resorts. 

"Cooperstown is a village of handsome residences, pleasant 
homes, and the hand of elegant culture is everywhere to be 
seen. The village has an excellent svstem of water works, the 
supply being taken from Otsego Lake. The water is as pure 
and wholesome as can be secured in the state. 

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"Not an ultra-fashionable, but a quiet, secluded place 
where wearv bodv and overtaxed brain mav find a sweet re- 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 91 

treat during the heated term, is the beautiful ViUage of Coopers- 
town. Beautiful for situation — at the foot of Otsego Lake. 
With a green mountain background, the sloping Otsego hills 
and winding river, by nature favored and by art richly 
endowed. A place of historic interest, of capital; and in olden 
days called one of aristocracy. Its beautiful, costly homes, 
with fine, well-kept grounds, large hotels, good schools, many 
churches, classic minds, general intelligence and learning are 
justly its pride. 

"Then, too, it was the home of J. Fenimore Cooper. In 
his infancy his father removed thither, settled and named the 
town. There he was reared, trained, educated, lived, worked 
and died, and is buried in the old Episcopal church yard, a plain 
marble slab covering his grave, beside that of his wife. 
********* 

"The lake, seen from any point and at any time, is always 
delightful, and a drive along its banks reveals a constant suc- 
cession of lovely views. The western side is a country partly 
open, partly woodland, the hills having that graceful wavy out- 
line which is characteristic of the Susquehanna. Most of it well 
cultivated and has all the signs of peaceful and prospering 
farming. The eastern side, where the hills rise much more 
abruptly from the water, is chiefly a dense forest; the rich foli- 
age of oaks and elms mingling with the darker shade of ever- 
greens, and the whole recalling that old time described by 
Cooper in ' The Deer Slaver ' and 'The Pioneer,' when Indian 
and white man waged war on the wild beast and each other. 
Both Indian and wild beast disappeared long ago, having 
yielded to the persevering energy of the superior race; and the 
quiet forest is as safe as the town. In the distance, forest- 
covered like the rest, lies " Mount Wellington,' closing the view. 
This mountain was named by the grandfather of the present 
owner of the property in honor of the great Duke of Wellington, 
who was his schoolmate at Eton. 



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"Cooperstown has many charming walks and drives, and 
is a good center for excursions. The lake supplies good boat- 
ing and fishing, and there is a good steamboat service." 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



93 




NEONXA is now the western 
terminus, beiny one hundred 
and eight miles from Kingston 
Point and 1,094 feet above tide 
:^ water. It is the center of a very 
wide stretch of farming coun- 
try, situated in a broad valley 
and protected from violent 
winds by high hills. The 
streets are broad and heavily shaded, level and kept in good 
order. It is also one of the most progressive and charming 
villages in the State. Its population is from 8,000 to 10,000. 
It has all modern improvements, including a first-class system 
of water works, an up-to-date electric light plant, a complete 
system of sewers, a trolley road connecting the eastern and 
western ends of the town, and many handsome and attractive 
residences. The business portion of the town is well equipped 
with tine business houses, stores and markets. It also has a 
modern and well-fitted theatre, first-class hotels, a normal 
school which has some soo students. The place '^ -/ 

also has two fine clubs, banks, a verv hand- 
some Y. M. C. A. building, several beautiful 
churches, one of the largest fair grounds 
in the State, and many other attrac- 
tions. At Oneonta The Ulster & 
Delaware connects with the Sus- 
quehanna Division of the Dela- 
ware & Hudson Railroad. 
There are a number 
of first-class boarding 
houses in the town 
where comforta- 
ble quarters may 
be had during the 
months of July and 
August. 








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THE ALWAYS PICTURESQUE 

STONY CLOVE, 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



95 



THE STONY CLOVE AND KAATERSKILL 
BRANCH. In order to reach the Greene county 
section of the range, so long and justly famous in song 
and story for its rare scenic attractions, where thousands 
of summer visitors from every clime have revelled and recupe- 
rated year after year, the main line of The Ulster & Delaware 
system must be left at Phoenicia, and now visitors for that de- 
lightful region may reach it without change of cars. The little 
narrow-gauge track has been replaced with heavy rails of steel 
and made into standard gauge in contbrmitv with the parent 
system. Steel bridges, heavier ties, perfected curves and ele- 
gant new rolling stock, and every facility has been provided for 
the increased travel through the famous Stony Clove which is 
sure to follow. 

This means through parlor cars from Philadelphia and New 
York to Hunter, Tannersville, Haines' Corners, the Laurel 
House, the Kaaterskill Hotel and the Catskill Mountain House. 
This announcement will be hailed with joy by every visitor 
and entertainer in that charming region, which at last will have 
all the modern railway facilities heretofore enjoyed in other 
parts of the Catskills. 

Many pages might well be devoted here to the entrancing 
scenery which unrolls like a panorama as the train proceeds 
through this wonderful vallev and mountain canyon, known far 




THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



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and wide as the Stony Clove and Notch. Though familiar with 
all the graphic descriptions upon paper and canvas, one is sure 
to be surprised with the charming reality. Geologists differ 
widely as to the probable cause of this marvelous cleavage 
of the crags as seen in this Notch, or at what stage of the 
world" s history this mighty upheaval took place. While the 
tranverse strata or rock on either side, closely corresponding in 
character and elevation, seem to have been severed and forced 
asunder a few rods by some cyclopean impulse and then held 
immovable, we can get no further in our speculative dream 
than that. Nature closes the door at this point upon human 
investigation and courts our admiration only. Surely no visitor 
to the Catskills will care to miss a trip through the Stony Clove. 
Leaving Phoenicia the trains sweeps over the Esopus and 
around a broad curve to the right, pursuing a northeasterly 
course most of the way. Much of the grade is heavy, reaching 

a maximum 
of 187 feet per 
mile near the 
Notch. The 
summit there 
is 2,071 feet 
above tide, 
and there is a 
climb of 1,273 
feet in ten 
miles. But 
the engines 
pull up the 
trains at a 
lively rate, 
and you are 
charmed amid 
the m a I' V e 1- 
ous beauties 
o f t h i s pri- 
meval bit of 
nature. The 
first station 
on this branch 
is 




THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 99 

CHICHESTER, it was named for the Chichester family 
which came originally from Wales. There are extensive 
manufacturing plants and a collection of small dwellings 
down in the valley. Chairs and fine cabinet work are 
made there, to which the place is devoted. Soon after leaving 
the station, if at the right season in June, you pass through a 
perfect flower garden of mountain laurel, which extends for 
acres upon either side, each shrub a gorgeous mass of pink 
beauty in a setting of dark green leaves. In fact, this entire 
route presents a charming variety of wild flowers, ferns, trail- 
ing vines and green shrubbery which bloom in succession 
during the summer, filling the air with wild-wood fragrance. 
Lovers of plants and wild flowers may revel in the woodland 
treasures which abound in this region. Among the species 
found are clematis, ferns in great variety, sarracenias, honey- 
suckles, Indian pipe, daisies, eupatorium, lilies, phlox, and a 
host of others. 

LANESVILLE, five miles up the vallev- is the next 
stop, and a favorite section with modest visitors who 
prefer to avoid the bustle and crowd of a popular resort. 
There are several houses in this picturesque locality 
where solid comfort may be enjoyed, and there is good fishing 
in the surrounding streams. Steeple Mountain and Burnt Knob 
rise abruptly skyward over across the valley, and there are va- 
rious other soaring peaks with craggy crests now coming into 
view, which add rugged grandeur to the scene. Another three 
miles upward and onward brings the train to a halt at 

EDGEWOOD, 1787 feet above tide. There is a rattling 
saw-mill, and a chair-stock factorv. with a few scatter- 
ing private boarding-houses. But Nature's setting will 
engage your attention more profitably. Until this point 
you have been on the eastern slope of the deep valley, with the 
Stony Clove creek and the old wagon road far below, and cas- 
cades, mills, little churches, schools and cottages at intervals, 
where a few acres of almost perpendicular meadows have been 
reclaimed from the relentless grasp of the great crag. The 
Notch itself is now just ahead, and the valley contracts suddenly 
^s its throat is approached. The valley ends, or rather begins, 



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ON THE BEAVERKILL 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



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just here with a broad 
open pool of water in 
which the picturesque 
margin of fallen and 
upright, dead and other 
green and beautiful 
spruce trees are re- 
flected. There is now 
a climb of 280 feet to 
reach the summit in 
the Notch, and the 
grade can no longer be 
evaded or trifled with. 
There is not much over 
a mile in which to make 
the ascent, and you 
feel, hear and see that 
it is up hill. But the 
engine "gets there" 
all right. You hear the 
whistle and bell which 
waken the echoes in 
unbending measure, 
and next you feel the 
brakes released as the 
train begins a gradual descent. You are in the Notch, with Hun- 
ter Mountain, 4,018 feet, and the second highest in the range, 
on the left, straight toward the sky, and Plateau Mountain on 
the right, with a narrow strip of sky far above. The track and 
the old wagon road are battling for space at the bottom of the 
gorge for a time ; but the rocky and rooty road has the right of 
way by prioritv of possession, and it must be duly respected. 
The air is chill, and you reach for the overcoat and wraps which 
you have prudently brought with you to the mountains. 

KAATERSKILL JUNCTION is at length an- 
nounced. It is in the woods, with the open valley of 
the Schoharie on the left. Coaches are here cut off for 
the Hunter branch. Continuing this gradual descent 
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HUNTER is reached. This is one of the most popuhir 
summer regions in the Catskills. It is a quaint little 
mountain viihige. the town being formerly known as 
"Greenland." The general elevation is about i,6oo 
feet, and there is a wealth of picturesque attractions. Bits of 
ancient architecture are yet to be seen in the mile or more of 
street that stretches along the northerly side of the Schoharie 
creek; nor is the modern trend of the present century so much 
in evidence here as in some other mountain villages. But 
there are several large and attractive hotels, two or three 
churches, many stores and shops. "Colonel's Chair" peak, 
3, i6s feet high, a spur of Hunter Mountain, forms the southern 
sky-line immediately across the Schoharie, to which the ascent 
is easy and most interesting, as it is also to the parent crag. In 
addition to all this, there are miles upon miles of excellent 
roads, leading out in every direction, upon which the wise and 
good people of that town have spent over $20,oco during the 
past four years in sensible and permanent repairs, which is 
bringing its reward in increased number of city visitors who- 
delight to drive and cycle in this charming locality. With all 
^: these advantages there is little wonder that so 

/ ' ^manv thousands return to old Hunter vear after year 

■; ^ to spend their summer. Previous to the 

. railway it was almost inaccessible how- 
ever, as were the favorite regions of 
Lexington, Hensonville, Windham 
and Jewett Heights, which are 
now reached by stage from 
this station. 

But resuming the east- 
war d journey at 
Kaaterskill Junction, 
we have still eight 
miles of rails to trav- 
erse before reach- 
1, ing the northeast- 
ern terminus of 
^^ f t h i s mountain 
;-J system. A run of 
'^k three lovely miles 
now brings us to 




THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. IO5 

TANNERSVILLE, the first stop. Col. Edwards, of 
Northampton. Mass.. moved in the town early in the 
last century, and established an extensive tanning plant 
there ; and it soon became a great tanning center, re- 
maining thus until the hemlock bark was exhausted. This fact 
led to its name. It has long been a very popular boarding sec- 
tion and has recently grown in favor with cottagers. There are 
numerous large hotels with combined facilities for entertaining 
over two thousand summer guests. Various social clubs and 
other associations have been attracted here since the advent of 
the railway, purchasing large tracts of mountain land and con- 
verting them into parks and fine roadways, and erecting many 
handsome summer dwellings, fine club-houses and other con- 
venient buildings. Among these mav be named the Elka Park 
Association over on Spruce top slope, near the source of the 
Schoharie, seen on the right. Onteora Park across the valley, 
north of the station, and Schoharie Manor, adjoining Elka Park. 
The elevation at the station is 1.86^ feet, and the train now 
iiscends gradually all the way to the end. 

HAINES' CORNERS is at the end of the succeeding 
two miles, which are sure to challenge the admiration, 
even at this late stage of the journey. Another lively 
station is this, nearly 2,000 feet above the sea. You 
iU'e now at the head of the famous Kaaterskill Clove, of which 
there is but one, and the like of which there is no other. Por 
entrancing beauty of situation it has no ec^ual. The view down 
the great canyon to the Hudson andbevond, is grand and beau- 
tiful, defying all description of pen or brush, and there is rare 
native charm on every hand. Nothing which man has done — 
and there is much of his work here — has been able to despoil 
the mighty chiseling of Nature in this great clove, nor even 
divert the attention tor a moment from the sublime and trans- 
cendant vastness of this scene. Here at the head of the canyon 
the water plunges madly over the precipice 160 feet in height, 
and then descends by a series of cascades and rapids 1,200 feet 
more in four miles, to Palenville, on its woodland way to the 
Hudson. Half way down, it is joined by the Kaaterskill stream 
which tumbles in from the lateral gorge on the left. It is not 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. IO7 

Strange, of course, that people love to linger here, as there are 
many good hotels, large and small. Just over the falls, and on 
the massive slope of Mount Lincoln, which here towers ^,664 
feet in the air and forms the great south wall of the clove, sev- 
eral parks have been established. These will be seen most 
effectively soon after the train leaves the station. The first is 
Sunset Park, above the falls, then follows Twilight and Santa 
Cruz Parks with their many attractive cottages, casinos and 
club houses, which together make a very extensive settlement 
here in the woods in picturesque contrast to the unrivalled 
mountain setting. A summer home here, with housekeeping 
cares and fashion at the minimum, and Mrs. Grundy in abey- 
ance, must be, and is, highlv enjoyable. 

As the train moves onward through this historic region, 
with the gorge now on the right, you will need to be alert to 
catch even a passing glimpse of the many objects of interest 
that appear in quick succession. Through the trees on the right, 
just before reaching the next station, two miles above, will be 
seen the celebrated Kaaterskill Falls, which "Natty Bumpo" 
called "the best piece of work in the woods."" The momen- 
tary stop is 

LAUREL HOUSE STATION. A few rods down 
to the right stands that familiar and historic old resort at 
the head of this beautiful gorge into which the silvery 
sheen of sparkling water tumbles hundreds of feet from a 
solid amphitheatre of shelving rocks beneath which, and behind 
the falling foam itself vou may walk on other shelves of rock, 
dry shod, and view the novel scene, which well repays for the 
labor of the return climb. It is a resort with many hallowed 
associations extending over three-quarters of a century nearly. 
But the genial old landlord sleeps and new faces preside over 
its destiny. The entrancing spot has inspired the pens and 
brushes of authors and artists for a century, and its beauty can 
never f^ide. Sunset Rock, less than a mile along the slope of this 
srorffe, and at an elevation of 2,11s feet, is a famous outlook 
over the yawning canyon, where Haines" Falls makes a charm- 
ing picture up at the head of the Clove. 

The last mile of the railway is now quickly covered through 
the forest, and you alight at 




THE FAMOUS OLD CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE. CAN BE REACHED 

IN THROUGH CARS ONLY VIA THE U. & D. R. R. TO KAATERSKILL STATION. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



109 



KAATERSKILL STATION, on the margin of a 
beautiful sheet of water known as Kaaterskill Lake, 
which here nestles lovingly in its mountain basin 2. 141 
feet above the sea. Half a mile up Kaaterskill Mountain 
is the great Hotel Kaaterskill, the most extensive mountain 

summer hotel enterprise in 
the world, standing on the 
crest of the crag and sur- 
rounded by a Mountain Park 
of over 12,000 acres, in 
which an excellent system 
of drives and walks is care- 
fully maintained. The view 
of river and valley from this 
altitude of over 2,soo feet 
is unobstructed and charm- 
ing beyond compare. 
Prompt and speedy connec- 
tion is made from every 
train at this station bv light 
mountain carriages, and the 
walk up the hill is short 
and delightful. 

Here, too, within a short 
half mile by a lovely road 
that borders and passes between Kaaterskill and its sister lake, 
known as North Lake, is the famous old Catskill Mountain 
House, on that grand old table-rock that has hung there in mid- 
air, commanding that fiimous '" valley view," the praises of 
which have been sounded around the world all these years. 
This old land mark and pioneer summer mountain hotel now 
opens for its eighty-first season, and the veteran old boniface 
and Catskill Mountain enthusiast is still there to greet his 
friends. 

"'Tis here the eastern sunbeams gild 
The hills which rise on either hand ; 
Till showers of purple mist are spilled 
In glit'rlng dewdrops o'er the land." 








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A SECTION 

OF MATTICE FALLS. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. I I I 



STAGE CONNECTIONS. 



ARKVILLE.— Daily tbrouyliout llie year: For Margaretville 2 miles, fare 15 
cents; Daily except Sunday, tiiiouohout the year ; Duniaven, 6 miles, fare 50 
cents; Andes, 12 miles, fare $1.00; Lake Delaware, 20 miles, fare $1.50 ; 
Dellii, 26 miles, fare $1.50. 

Daily, except Suinlay, ihrougliout the year : For Arena, 8 miles, fare 50 cents; 
Union Grove, 12 miles, fare 75 cents ; Sliavertown, 15 miles, fare $1.00; Pepac- 
ton, 19 miles, fare $1.25 ; Downsviile, 26 miles, fare $1.50. 

BIG INDIAN.- Daily, except Sunday, throughout ihe )ear: For Oliverea, 
3 miles, fare 25 cents ; Slide Mountain P. O., 5 miles, fare 50 cents ; 
Winnisook Lodge, 8|^ miles, fare 75 cents; Branch, 12 miles, fare $1.00; 
Frost Valley, 15 miles, fare $1.00 ; Claryville, 22 miles, fare $1.25. 

BLOOMVILLE. — Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year: For Delhi, 8 
miles, fare 75 cents ; Bovina Centie, 6 miles, fare 50 cents. 
Delhi stage also connects with morning train on Sundays. 

GRAND GORGE. — Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year ; For Prattsville, 
5 miles, fare 50 cents ; Gilboa, 4!^ miles, fare 40 cents. 

HUNTER.— For Lexington, 9 miles, fare $1.00 ; Ilensonville, 7 miles, fare 
75 cents ; Windham, 9 mile.s, fare $1.00 ; Jewett, 9 miles, fare $1.00 ; Ashland, 
14 miles, fare $1.25. 

SHAN DAKEN. —Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year : For Bushnellville, 
4>^ miles, fare 35 cents; Wesikill, Sio miles, fare 75 cents; Lexington, 123^ 
miles, fare $1.00. 

STAMFORD. — Daily, except Suiulay, throughout the year: For Ilarpersfield 
Centre, 4 miles, fare 25 cents. 

Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year : For South Jefferson 3 miles, 
fare 25 cents; Jeffer-;on, 7 miles, fare 50 cents ; Summit, Schoharie County, 14 
miles, fare $1.25 ; Richmondville, 18 miles, fare $1.50. 

WEST HURLEY.— During the summer months only : For Mead's Mountain 
House, 8 miles, fare $1.00. For Overlook Mountain House, 9 miles, fare $1.25. 
Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year : For Woodstock, 5 miles, fare 25 
cents ; Bearsville, 7 miles, fare 35 cents ; Lake Hill, 10 miles, fare 50 cents. 




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LIST OF STATIONS— ELEVATIONS— DISTANCE TABLE. 



Ulster & Delaware 

Stations on Main Line 

and Branches. 



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Stony Hollow 

West Hurley 

Olive Brancii 

Brown's Station 

Brodheads Bridge, 

Shokan 

Boiceville 

Cold Brook 

Mount Pleasant, 

PlKEuicia 

Shandaken, 

Big Indian, , 

Pine Hill 

Grand Hotel Station, 

Fleischmanns 

Arkville 

Kelly's Corners, 

Halcottville 

Roxbury 

Grand Gorge, 

South Gilboa, 

Stamford, 

Hobart 

South Kortright, 

Bloomville 

Kortright Station 

East Meredith 

Davenport Center, 

■West Davenport, 

Oneonta, 

Chichester 

Lanesville, . . . ; 

Edgewood 

Kaaterskill Junction 

Hunter 

Tannersville 

Haines Corners 

Laural House Station, . . . . 
Kaaterskill 



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609 
644 

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LIST OF ULSTER & DELAWARE STATIONS SHOWING 
RATES OF FARE FROM JUNCTION POINTS TO 
ALL POINTS ON MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES. 



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Stony Hollow 

West Hurley 

Olive Branch 

Browns Station 

Brodheads Bridge 

Shokan 

Boiceville 

Cold Brook 

Mt. Pleasant 

Phoenicia 

Shandaken. ... ... 

Big Indian 

Pine Hill 

Grand Hotel Station 

Fleischmanns 

Arkville 

Kellevs Corners 

Halcottville 

Roxbury 

Grand Gorge 

South Gilboa 

Stamford 

Hobart 

South Kortright 

Bloomville 

Kortright Station 

East Meredith 

Davenport Center 

West Davenport 

Oneonta 



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Lanesville 

Edgewood 

Kaaterskill Junction . 

Hunter 

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Haines Corners . . . 
Laurel House Station 
Kaaterskill 



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1.26 


1-35 


1.47 
1.56 
1.62 


1.80 


1.98 
2.16 


2.25 


2.34 
2.46 
2.61 


2.76 


2.97 


3.03 


3.12 


3.24 


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1.29 


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54 
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63 
66 

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3.21 


3.03 


3-15 


2.88 


2.97 


2.82 


2.94 


2.73 


2.8q 


2.64 


2.76 


2.58 


2.70 


2.55 


2.64 


2.49 


2.58 


2.43 


2.55 


2.37 


2.46 


2.28 


2.40 



2.16 

2.01 

1.92 

1.86 

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At Kingston Point with Hudson River Day Line. 

At Rondout Station with N. Y. C. & H. R. R. (via Ferry). 

Also with Night Line Steamers and Steamei Mary Powell. 
At Kingston (Union Depot) wlth West Shore and Wallkill Valley R. R. 

Also via Trolley with N , Y. O. & W. RY. 
At West Davenport with Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley R. R. 
At Oneonta with Delaware & Hudson R. R. (Stage transfer.) 

Also (Stage transfer) with Frolley line for Cooperstown and Rich- 
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^'RO;XMOR," 

WOODLAND, 
Ulster Co. New York. 



lies on the side of the mountain, overlooking 
Woodland Valley, and commanding a fine 
prospect over Mountain country. 
The neighborhood for miles about is very quiet, the country is wild, rug- 
ged and natural ; habitations are far apart and people few. All the mount- 
ain tops and much of the valley land is owned by the State and is under the 
permanent protection of the Forest Commission. Slide, the highest of the 
Catskili Mountains, and others of the more important peaks have a footing 
in Woodland. The valley is watered by a tine trout stream. 

''ROXMOR" accommodates thirty to forty boarders. The main 
building is of recent construction, modern in its appointments and designed 
for service during all seasons of the year. The lodge '' Pokebonnet" is 
arranged for family or partv accommodations, with table board at the house 

As nearly as practicable, the furnishings throughout, table and service 
are those of private housekeeping. Patronage is derived chiefly through 
recommendation. Hebrews are not entertained. 

Altitude of "Roxmor" is 1,200 feet. E.xcellent water is derived from a moun- 
tain spring. Livery. Laundry service. Farm and poultry yards are conducted 
in connection with the house. House is open the year round. Woodland po^t 
office is on the premises. 

Rates of Board: Julv ist to September 15th, perday, :f2.5o ; per week, 
$10.00 and upward. Out of season, per da\', $2.00; per week, $8.00. 

Railroad Station (also Telegraph Office) is Ph(i?nicia. House stage 
meets trains on appointment. Fare, 50 cents per person. 

For particular information. Booklet, Diagrams, etc., address, 

EDWARD B. MILLER. 




IS ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT HOUSES IN THE 
WHOLE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN REGION. 

1903 IS ITS THIRTY-NINTH SEASON. 




pT IS SITUATED AT THE VERY HEAD OF THE KAA- 
(£^ TERSKILL CLOVE, 2,000 feet above the sea, and com- 
mands an unobstructed view of the Clove, the Hudson 
Valley and the Berkshires. Haines Falls, together with the 
ravine below the falls, are the property of the estate, and are 
but three hundred feet distant from the house. Surrounding 
the house are about ninety acres of land owned by the estate. 

The House has recently been thoroughly modernized. 
Baths, Hot and Cold Water and thoroughly Sanitary Plumbing 
throughout. 

The table is of unquestioned quality, and is one of the im- 
portant features of the house. For rates, booklet or other in- 
formation, address 

THE HflliXES FflLLS BOUSE, Haines Falls, N. V. 

(Est.of Chas. W. Haines, dec'd, owners.) WALTER B. DE CAMP, Manager. 

HEBREWS NOT ENTERTAINED <. ,^ «> 

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'Ploi^draoh"P]ill^ail(lREgtGure 

PHOENICIA, ULSTER CO., N. Y. 

IMot a Hospital, but a Delightful Home in the Catsltills, 

OPEN ALL THE YEAR. 




A High Class Resort for Invalids. Nauheim Baths with the 
Passive Resistance exercises, as practiced at Bad-Nauheim for 
diseases of the heart. 

Electricity, Sprague's Hot Air for Rheumatism and Kindred 
Ailments. Massage, Rest, ' Graduated Exercises, are all em- 
ployed as found applicable. 

No Contagious or Objectionable Cases Received. 

Diet, pure air, pure water, perfect sanitation are the means 
employed to aid nature in the restoration of health. Steam 
heat. Elevators. Send for book. 

DR. It. 0IUDSON BENEDICT. 



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C. A. MARTIN, PROPRIETOR. 



A Summer Resort on the Catskills. 

Four Hours from New York. 



Actual Elevation 1,936 Feet. 
House Lit by Gas. 




Located at Haines FaMs on the Catskills, at the immediate head of the renowned 
Kaaterskill Clove, and commands the view through the Cove, across the Hudson Valley. 
For half a century the Kaaterskill Clove and its surroundings have been known and noted 
as a region of much singular wildness and scenic beauty, and to include the grandest and 
most charming scenery of the Catskill Mountains. The elevation is 1,936 feet above the 
mean tide at New York, actual measurement. 

The vary ng difference in temperature on the mountains and below, causes cool currents 
of air to continually pass through the Clove, and the situation of the house Is such as to re- 
ceive their full benefit. Absolutely free from malaria and mosquitoes. 

Good trout fishing in June ; quail, woodcock and partridge stiooting in their season. 

The threee parks— Sunset Park, Twilight Park and Santa Cruz Falls Park— are one- 
fourth to one-half mile distant, facing Lox-Hurst. 

The house was designed especially as a superior summer boarding house, to be attract- 
ive, convenient and comfortable, built in 1884 and 1893. Accommodates 75 people. The piaz- 
zas are very broad and long. A lawn tennis court. Large open fire-places in parlor and 
dining room. 

Terms $8 to $12 per week. Hot and cold baths. latest sanitary improvements. Livery 
connected with the house. 

Access : W. S. & R. R.; Albany Day Line. From City of Kingston by Ulster & Delaware 
Railroad to Haines Corners Station, one-eight mi-Ie from the house. Through parlor car 
service from Philadelphia, Pa., Jersey City, Weehawken and New York without change of 
cars, direct to Haines Corners. 

Besides through tickets, excursion tickets, good for the summer, may be purchased via 
either route. 

Three mails daily to and from New York. Long distance telephone and telegraph offices 
in the house. 

Concerning Hebrews :— People not familiar with the Catskills know that, except at the 
larger hotels, the Jews and Gentiles will not generally board at the same house. This is to 
be regretted ; but being a fact, the houses have to take one class or the other. Therefore, 
the proprietor begs to say that Lox-Hurst accommodates Gentiles only. 

The Twlight Park golf grounds are opposite the Lox-Hurst. Games can be plainly seen 
from the piazza. 

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5tafT\ford, Delavuare Qo., \i. Y. 




Beautiful location, unsurpassed cuisine and attendance. 

Close by the Utsayantha Golf Links. Five minutes from 
Churches and Post Office. 

Rooms arranged en suite or singly, and are well furnished 
and provided with electric lights, bells, etc. 

Special rates for June and September. 

Management prefers not to entertain Hebrews. 

For particulars address 

J. P. GRANT, Proprietor, 

-^-5^^ S.STAMFORD, N. Y. 

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HUGH B. QARA, 



Ibunter, ©reene Co., B. ^. 




This new, attractive and well arranged hotel is pleasantly located in the valley of Hunter 
near the terminus of the Stony Clove and Catskill Mountain Railroad. Rooms large, well 
ventilated and well furnished. All the conveniences of a first class hotel are to be had at 
this place. Sanitary arrangements unexcelled. Wide piazzas, good shade trees, gas, hot 
and cold water on every floor. Bath rooms, speaking tubes, etc. Barber shop and pool 
room connected. An inspection of the house will convince anyone of its being a most de- 
sirable summer home. This house is centrally located to all the principal resorts of the 
Catskills, including the Hotel Kaaterskill, Laurel House, Onteora, Elk and Twilight Parks, 
all located within a short drive of the house. Good livery connected with the house. 
Three and a half hours from New York. Accommodations for about 130. Three mails a 
day. New York papers, etc. 

TERMS :— According to location of room and length of stay. 

HOW TO REACH HUNTER FROM NEW YORK :— Via steamers "William 
F. Romer" and "James W. Baldwin" to Rondout ; via steamers "Albany" and "New 
York " to Kingston Point via West Shore Railroad to Kingston ; via N. Y. C. & H. R. R. 
R. This makes an all-rail route from Rondout to Jersey City, and by the H. R. R. R., with 
the exception of crossing the ferry at Rhinebeck. Drawing-room cars run through without 
change, from Philadelphia, New York and Jersey City via the West Shore Railroad. For 
further, particulars address as above. 

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Cornish House, 

J. C. CORNISH, Proprietor, 

Pine Hill, Ulstep County, D. V. 








ELEVATION 1,700 FEET. 

Is picturesquely situated in the beautitlil Shandaken Valley, 
on the side of Bell Ayr Mountain, overlooking the Village of 
Pine Hill. House has Baths, Hot and Cold Water, Toilets, 
Open Sanitary Plumbing, and is an Ideal Summer Home. 

Ten minutes from depot. Convenient to Stores, Churches, 
Post Office, Telephone and Telegraph offices. Onlv four hours 
from New York City. Accommodates lOO guests. 

Terms: $8 to l$is per week. .'$2. so to $3 per day. 

For particulars, booklets, etc., address as above. 

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RICHARD F. HAINES, Prop. 

HAINES FALLS. NEW YORK. 




Elevation 2,500 feet. Accommodations for 40 guests. Location unsur- 
passed. ■ Three-quarters of a mile from Haines Corners Station, on the Ulster 
& Delaware R. R., adjoining Deer Park (the tinest private park in the Cats- 
kills where 75 head of tine deer can be seen running wildi. Located on main 
road leading to Laurel House, Kaaterskill Falls, Kaaterskill Hotel, and the 
famous old Catskill Mountain House. Overlooking Haines Falls, Sunset, 
Twilight and Santa Cruz Parks. All these main points of interest as well as 
Post Oftke, Telegraph, Telephone, City Pharmacy and stores, 30 minutes 
walk from House. 

This House has been improved and refurnished, bath and toilet rooms, 
new sanitarv plumbing throughout, large parlors with new hard wood pel- 
ished floors" for dancing, in fact a first-class boarding house and summer 
home. The table and cooking is unsurpassed, abundance of pure spring 
water, table supplied with very best fresh meats, vegetables, fresh milk, but- 
ter and eggs. 

First-class Livery connected with House. Carriage will meet guests at 
anv time if timely notice is given. 

Catskill Mountain House, Golf Grounds and Lakes where one can enjoy 
golf, boating, fishing and bathing, only 30 minutes' walk from House. 

The grounds are large and well shaded. 

For rates, circulars and other information address as above. 

References exchanged. 

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XHin6eor IbotcL., 



ON EONTTA, N. Y. 

Fouf Story Brick, Elevation 1,250 Feet, 




The \\iiKNiir is tineK' furnished, modern improvements, electric lights, 
steam heat, electric bells. Each room has call boy service. Baths, perfect 
sewerage, etc. Table service unsurpassed. No details overlooked for the 
comfort and enjoyment of the guests. Long distance telephone, churches, 
stores, telegraph and express offices within one minutes' walk of the hotel. 
Pure spring water through the house, no malaria, no fogs or mosquitoes. 
Finest half-mile race track in the State of New York. Trotting races every 
few weeks during the season. Train service perfect to all points. Through 
parlor cars from Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Jersey City and New 
York via West Shore R. R and Ulster & Delaware R, R. From all points 
west, by way of Albany or Binghamton, via the D. &. H. R. R. Rates from 
$8.00 to $20.00 per week. For diagram of rooms and other information, 
address 

O. Q. RICHMOND & CO., 

ONEONTA, N. Y. 



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D. A. HAWKINS, 

PROPRIETOR. 



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BIG INDIAN, ULSTER COUNTY, N. Y. 

In the Catskills, flidway between Big Indian and Pine Hill. Elevation 1,400 
Feet above Tide=water. 




Rarefied air, mild temperature, absence of malaria and mosquitoes are 
worthy inducements of the locality. Accommodations forfifty guests. Fresh 
vegetables, cream, milk, butter, eggs, choice meats and pure spring water are 
noticeable features. Ample parlors, separate and disconnected bath rooms 
and toilet rooms, abundant shade and opportunities for out-door diversion, 
offer their share of inducement. A Livery attached to the house to convey 
guests at moderate cost to points of interest. Adjacent streams furnish en- 
joyment to the admirer of trout fishing during the continuance of the season ; 
House opens June ist. Conveyance at station to meet guests. Telephone 
at house ; telegraph at station. For booklets, diagrams, terms, etc., apply 
as above. 

ROUTES: — Big Indian Station, one mile from the Chieftain, may be reached by the 
West Shore R. R., from New York, 124 miles distance, ferries at the foot of Franklin : treet 
or West Forty-second Street to Kingston, thence by Ulster & Delaware R R. : N. Y. Central 
R. R. to Rhinecliff, there crossing river to Rondout, thence by Ulster & Delaware R.R.; 
Alban\- Day Line Steamers, foot of Desbrosses and Twent.\-second Streets, North River, to 
Kingston Point, thence by Ulster & Delaware R. R.: also by night boat, Kingston Line, to 
Rondout. Through trains and parlor-car accommodations may be secured. Brooklyn con- 
nection by Annex, foot of Fulton Street to West Shore R. R., via Jersey Cit.\-, also to Albany 
Day Line. Close connection is made by the Pennsylvania R. R., with the West Shore R. R 
at jersey City, thereby affording prompt transit to the tourist of Long Branch, Asbury Park 
Atlantic City, Trenton, N. J.; Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pa.; Baltimore, Md., and Wash- 
ington, D. C. 

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Eleval ion 2,000, Accommodations for 150 Guests. Four Mails Daily. 

Standard Gauge Facilities this Year. Time and Fare Reduced. Only 
one Change by Rail or Boat via Kingston. 

This well-known and attractive Summer Resort is pleasantly located in 
the heart ot the Catskills, central to all points of interest and within a few 
steps of the depot, telegraph and post oftke. 

Among the manv places of easy access are the famous Kaaterskill and 
Haines Falls, the great Hotel Kaaterskill. the historic Catskill Mountain and 
Laurel Houses, romantic Sleepy Hollow and Fawn's Leap, while the sur- 
rounding mountain sides are dotted with quaint and beautiful parks, includ- 
ing Elka, Twilight, Onteora, Sunset. Schohorie Manor. 

The rooms are large, cool and finely furnished. One hundred and 
twenty-five feet of piazza, twelve feet in "width extends around the house. 
The table will be unexcelled. Terms reasonable. Address 



GEO. Cfl^MFBELL, Prop.. TannersVilk, fJ. y. 



ACCESS:— West Shore R. R. via Kingston, all rail to Tannersville. 
Bus meets all trains. 

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BIG INDIAN, ULSTER CO., IN. Y. 

On the Line of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad. 



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^ HE LAMENT HOUSE is situated at the mouth of the Big 
hidian Valley, 1.20Q feet above the level of the sea ; is 
122 miles from New York Citv. and is the nearest Hotel 

to Slide Mountain, which is 4.220 feet high. The house is open 

all the year to accommodate Fishing and Hunting Parties. 

House accommodates fortv guests. No malaria or mosquitoes. 

Cool nights and shadv grounds 

COIMVEMEIMCES: 

Post Office and Telegrapii next door. No charge to or 
from depot. Liverv attached to Hotel. Parlor Cars to and 
from New York. Toilet and Bath in house, also lighted by Gas. 

GOOD TROUT FISHING IN SEASON. 

Streams not Posted, and they are Stocked by the State 
Hatchery every year. 

The Table Has These Advantages: 

Vegetables from the garden. Milk and Eggs from the farm, 
best cuts of Meat used, and Pure Soft Spring Water in the house. 

RATES : Per Day, $1.50. Per Week, $7 to $10. 

For Special Rates, Address, 

GEORGE W. LAMENT, 

Big Indian, Ulster County, N. Y. 



ftLEN PARK Mouse, 

HAINES FALLS, GREENE COUNTY, N. Y. 




THIS Summer Resort accommodates about one hundred guests, and is located in the most 
central and picturesque region of the Catskills. Elevation 2.500 feet. It is in the im- 
mediate vicinity of the Hotel Kaaterskill, Catskill Mountain House, Laurel and Rip VanWin- 
kle Houses, Kaaterskill Falls, Twilight, Onteora and Elka Parks, Palenville, Tannersville 
and Hunter, Kaaterskill and Stony Cloves, High Peak and Round Top, as well as many 
other points of interest, which may be easily reached in an hour's drive. 

The magnificent balcony extending around the front and sides of the house affords a 
splendid view of High Peak, Round Top and the chain of mountains stretching to the east 
and west. 

Bowling alleys, billiard and pool tables within ten minutes' walk. Excellent shooting 
and fishing. Good walks and drives, and ample scope for rambles. First-class table service. 
Pure spring water. First-class mail and telegraph facilities. Carriages on the premises for 
parties who desire them. Churches of the various denominations at Haines Corners, Tann- 
ersville and Hunter. 

Terms : $8 to $15 per week, according to location of and number occupying rooms. 
Children under ten years, half price. 

Glen Park House is easily reached py a variety of routes, the scenery along any one of 
•which will repay the tourist. The main entrances to the mountains are at Kingston Point, 
Rondout and Kingston, all of which are reached by the New York Central and West Shore 
Railroads and Albany Day Line Steamers. From N. Y. Central R. R. at Rhinecliff a change 
is made via ferry to Rondout, thence via U. & D. R. R. Direct through car service to Haines 
Corners Station without change : or via Day Line Steamers to Kingston Point, thence via 
U. & D. R R. West Shore route preferred Through Parlor Car and Day Coach Service 
from Philadelphia, Pa., Jersey City and New York direct to Haines Corners without change. 

At Kingston a change is made to the Ulster & Delaware Railroad which connects with 
the Stony Clove & Catskill Mountain and Kaaterskill Railroads to Haines Corners, one mile 
from Glen Park, at which station a conveyance will be in waiting. 

The time from New York, by all-rail route, is five hours ; by rail and boat seven hours. 

For further particulars, address 

OWEN QLENNON, Qlen Park House, 

Haines Falls, Greene Co., N. Y. 

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LOUIS A. BOENS, Prop. 
TANNERSVILLE, 

GREENE CO., N. Y. 



IN THE HEART OF THE CATSKILLS- 




LA 70URAINE, the most beau ifully situated house in the charming old village of Tan- 
nersville, which is located in the most picturesque portion of the famous Catskill Moun- 
tains, will open for its Fifteenth season, June 15, 1903, under the management of its owner, 
whose past record is a guarantee that the guests of LaTouraine will enjoy all the comforts of 
home during their vacation. The rooms are large, well ventilated and newly furnished, en- 
suring complete comfort to their occupants. 

COMFORT— The house was designed and built with a view of affording accommodations 
for a limited number of guests who desire comfort and a Summer resting place with most 
healthful and picturesque surroundings. 

SITUATION— The house is admirably situated upon an eminence, overlooking the entire 
village of Tannersville. It is 2,000 feet above the level of the ocean a/.d commands an un- 
surpassed view of the most picturesque mountain and pastoral scenery in the CatsUills. 

TABLE— The dissatisfaction usually experienced in Summer places regarding the table 
is unknown here. The very bes' the market affords, liberally and smartly served, is the 
standing rule of the house. This is not a "fairv story," but the plain, honest truth. 

ATTRACTIONS— A fine, wide veranda, 160 feet long, surrounds the house. At the rear 
of the house and within 200 feet of it, is a charming:, shadv grove of pine trees, the balsamic 
perfume of which is life giving and health restoring. Ample room for the devotees of lawn 
tennis and croquet. The parlor is a large, cheerful room, well furnished and well lighted. 

CONVENIENCES— A Liverv is connected with the house. The Kaaterskill R. R. depo* 
is one-half mile distant. Churches, fine stores of every kind, telegraph and telephone, post 
office and a good physician are within five minutes' walk of the house. 

ACCESS-West Shore R. R., via Kingston, all rail route direct to Tannersville, without 
change of cars. The new broadguage road opened recently has made travel easy and 
pleasant. Time and fare have been reduced. Other routes are the New York Central R. R., 
and Night and Day Boats via Kingston. 

REFERENCES— The best advertisement is a well pleased guest. Among the many who 
have kindlv permitted the use of their names as references, are : 

Hon. A" L. McDermott, 558 Pavonia Avenue, Jersev City, N. J. ; Edward B. King, Esq., 
53 Franklin Street, N. Y. Citv, ; C. Moller, Esq., 244 West Fifty-sixth Street, N. Y. City, ; 
Utto Burkhart Esq.. 415 Fourth Avenue, N. Y . Citv, ; Hon Rastus S. Ransom, i6o Broadway, 
N. Y. City, ; Mrs. John McLoughlin, 103 Garfield Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

TERMS $10 TO $15 PER WEEK, ACCORDING TO ROOM. 



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This house is pleasantly situated in the westerly part ot the 
village. Convenient to the depot, churches, stores, post office 
and^tele^raph. The rooms are large and well ventilated, and 
furnished with comfortable beds. Table first class. suppUed 
with the luxuries of the season. Moderate prices. For partic- 
ulars address as above. 



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QreeT)e ^Soupty, \l. Y, 




Convenient Railway. Mai! and Telegraph communication. In the midst 
of the most important points of interest in the Catsl\ills. At the head of the 
Kaatersl\iil Clove, on the Kaaterskill Railroad. Capacity for 50 Boarders. 
All appointments first-class. Altitude 2,000 feet. No Bar. 

Terms: $8 to $10 per Week. $1,50 to $2 per 
Day for Transients. 

—^JEWISH PEOPLE NOT RECEIVED.^^^"— 

Opposite Twilight and Sunset Parks. Extensive Golf Grounds near, all 
of which was formerly a part of Vista property. 

OPEN FROM MAY 27, TO NOVEMBER 15. 

niSS A. ELY, Proprietress, 

Successor to S. P. Scott. 



OBRIEN HOUSE, ^"^"°:^^"- ^- 

(FORMERLY TUTTLE HOUSE,) 

CHARLES OBRIEN, Proprietor. 




This house is situated in the centre of the village, has 250 feet of veranda, 
perfectly surrounded by shade trees; the rooms are all large and well ven- 
tilated; has accommodations for 100 guests. 

The table is unsurpassed; our vetables, milk and eggs fresh from farm 
every day. 

Gilboa is the most beautiful as well as the most heathful village in the 
Catskills. It is 1,444 feet above tide and lies on the banks of the picturesque 
Schoharie River, which is noted for its fishing and beautiful waterfalls. 

POINTS OF INTEREST— One-half mile from the Manoikill Falls, 3 
miles from the Devasego Falls, 1 5^ miles from Mattice Falls and 54 mile 
from the Gilboa Falls. The surrounding country affords pleasant drives in 
every direction over good roads. Stamford 10 miles, Prattsville 4 miles, be- 
sides many drives through the back country. 

It is three miles from the U. & D. R. R. station at Grand Gorge, has two 
New York mails a day ; stage meets all trains ; private conveyance will meet 
all guests. Parties who desire to be in New York through the week and 
spend Sunday with their families can leave New York Saturday noon and 
return Monday A. M. early enough to attend to business. Parties coming 
from New York can take the Albany dav boat to Kingston Point (Rondout), 
then by Ulster and Delaware R. R to Grand Gorge, or the West Shore R. 
R. direct from New York to Grand Gorge, where they will be met by private 
conveyance from the Obrien House. 

One can enjoy all kinds of out door sport, good hunting, fishing and 
fresh water bathing as well as all kinds of indoor sports, good billiard room 
and ball room connected with the house for the use of guests only. 

The Obrien House is strictly up-to-date and newly furnished throughout, 
good livery connected with the house at reasonable rates. Rates for adults 
$7 to $10 per week. Transient rates $2 per day. House open through year. 

For further information apply to Obrien House, Gilboa, N. Y. 

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CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 

C. H. LEGG, HAINES FALLS P. O. 

GREENE COUNTY, N. Y. 



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Situated 2 miles from Tannersviile station, or i,'4 miles from Haines Cor- 
ners on Kaaterskill R. R. The house is at an elevation of 2,500 feet, on the 
slope of one of the mountains, about half way between the head of the Clove 
road and Tannersviile, in the highest and healthiest part of the Catskills. 
The view is unsurpassed, overlooking the vallev below, a range of the highest 
peaks, the celebrated Kaaterskill Clove, and through it the lower counties as 
far as Berkshire Hills, Mass. Conveniently situated to visit all places of 
interest, either on foot or by carriage. 1 now have accommodations for 50 
guests, a new 8-room cottage annex. Piazzas extend along the front end of 
the building. Bath room and Sanitarv plumbing. Ample ground for Lawn 
Tennis and Croquet. Grounds shadv and pleasant. Pure spring water. 
The table will be well supplied. Abundance of fresh eggs, meats, butter, 
milk, etc. Conveyance on timely notice to meet any train or to convey guests 
to and from the house. No pains will be spared to make this one of the pleas- 
antest of Summer Resorts. For further particulars, or references exchanged, 
address as above. 

Through parlor car service from Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, 
Jersey City and New York without change of cars direct to Haines Corners 
station. 

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THE IRVINQTON, Woodstock. N. V. 




This popular summer resort, at the foot of the Overlook and in the heart 
of the Catskills is now open for the reception of guests. 

The location is one of the most beautiful and healthful in the state No 
malaria, no mosquitoes, no black flies. Sanitary plumbing through the house 
and water closets on each floor, also bath room. 

All the rooms are large and comfortable, not a poor room in the house, 
some nice ones €71 .^iiite. for families. Can accommodate in comfort 75 guests. 

Two large, wide piazzas 100 feet in length on front of house, shaded by 
Maple trees. Pleasant garden and amusement grounds in the rear with sum- 
mer house, lawn tennis court, croquet grounds and lawn swings, etc. 

The water used atthis house is drawn from a well 138 feet deep in solid 
rock, and registers at all seasons of the year 45 degrees. 

The ice is from a pure mountain spring lake. House lit by gas, electric 
bells. Card and pool room. Telephone in house. Telegraph and post office 
opposite. All modern conveniences. Churches and stores close bv. Barn 
room and care for private horses and carriages. Terms, from 7 to $10, ac- 
cording to location of room. 

Woodstock, Ulster County, four miles from the Overlook Mountain 
House. Ten miles from Kingston, in the Catskills. The Woodstock Valley 
lies between the Mountains of Greene County and the Ohio Mountain of 
Ulster Countv. The Village of Woodstock is situated near the center of the 
township of Woodstock and of the vallev, which has an elevation of between 
700 and 2,500 feet. This section of the Catskills is unsurpassed in grandeur 
and variety of its scenery in all the eastern states. 

ROUTES FOR REACHING THE IRVINGTON. 

West Shore Railroad, via Kingston; Albany Da>' Line Steamers to Kingston Point. 
(These routes make close connections with all passenger trains on the Ulster & Delaware- 
Railroad to West Hurley. ) Guests notifying the proprietor will be met. Passengers by the 
day boat or noon train arrive at West Hurley about 3 P. M. Baggage checked through. 

JACOB D. WURTS M. D., Prop., Woodstock Ulster Co., N. Y. 



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Formerly Roggen's House. 



W. B. Martin, Proprietor. 



Tannersville, N. Y. 




Most liberallv conducted hotel in Tannersville or vicinity. 
Hotel open all vear: heated by steam ; accommodations for 
I ^o guests. Sanitary improvements throughout. All the com- 
forts of home. Bowling alleys, pool room, ample tennis 
o-rounds. Altitude 2,200 feet. Pure mountain spring water. 
Table strictly fu-st-class. 

West Shore R. R.. via Kingston, N. Y. Through parlor 
car service from Washington, Baltimore. Philadelphia. Pa., 
and New York direct to Tannersville, N. Y. No change of 
cars. Bus meets all trains. Further information and particu- 
lars with booklet furnished on application. 

W. B. MARTIN, 

Tannersville, Greene Co., N.y. 

RATES $2 TO $3 PER DAY. 



Devasego Inn. 



PRATTSVILLE3 GREENE CO., N. Y. 




JpN the Heart of the Catskill Mountains, four hours from New York. A 
charming summer resort, 1,600 feet above sea level, where the climate 
^ is perfection and malaria unknown. Just the place 'o regain health and 
strength, while all amusements are at command and price most reasonable. 
Boating, Fishing, Tennis, Driving, Amusement Hall and the finest and most 
pleasant Bathing in the mountains. 

The picturesque beauty and healthful climate of this region have been 
so often described that we need only to say here that in no part of the moun- 
tains can a more beautiful spot be found than where our Inn is located, one 
mile from the village and on the beautiful Schoharie River which forms the 
Devasego Falls (60 feet in height), which are on the Devasego premises and 
are always accessible to the guests of the house. 

They are situated about 75 rods from the house and the path leading 
to them under beautiful trees is pronounced charming by all who see it. No 
pains are spared to insure the comfort of the guests, and the table is most 
abundant and very excellent. 

The Livery in connection with the Inn is well arranged, with cautious 
and well informed drivers. Telephone in the house. The house is supplied 
with pure spring water. It has Baths, Hot and Cold Water, Toilets, open 
Sanitary Plumbing, and is an ideal summer home. 

Time Table and Routes : — New York to Grand Gorge : Hudson River Day Line Steamers 
to, Kingston Point, connecting with the U. & D. R. R . to Grand Gorge. Steamers Wm. F. 
Romer and Baldwin to RonJout, connecting with U. & D, K . R. West Shore R. R. to Grand 
Gorge, through without change. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R., crossing Ferry at Rhinebeck and 
connecting with the U. & D R. R. Pullman Palace Car service. 

For particulars, address 

S. D. MASE, PraTTSVILLE, N. Y. 
Or H. H. HASE, Court of Special Sessions, 

NEW YORK CITY. RATES $7 TO $10 PER WEEK. 

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Catskill 
(Mountains. 



SHERIDAN L. KERR, Proprietor. 

Haines Falls, Greene Go., D. V. 




Elevation 2,500 feet. Situated i '4; miles from Haines Corners Station 
and 2 miles from Tannersville Station on Kaatersl<ill Railroad, cliarmingly 
situated on the southern slope of North Mountain, overlooking Sunset, Santa 
Cruz and Twilight Parks. The view from the wide piazza looking through 
the famous Kaaterskill Clove, and beyond to the Berkshire Hills, is unsur- 
passed. Parlor has large open fire place. Large airy dinning room. Bath 
and toilet rooms, hot and cold water, and all conveniences of a modern board- 
ing house and pleasant summer home. The house recently enlarged and 
now can comfortably accommodate co guests. Walks and drives innumer- 
able and unsurpassed. A few may be mentioned : Haines Falls, Twilight 
Park, Laurel House, Kaaterskill Falls, Hotel Kaaterskill and the famous 
Catskill Mountain House. The grounds are extensive and well shaded. 
Pure spring water in abundance. Plenty of fresh eggs, milk, meats, butter, 
etc. The management of this house will endeavor to study the pleasure and 
comfort of its guests in every respect. First-class livery connected with 
house. Carriage will meet guests at anv train if timely notice is given. 

House open from May until October. References exchanged- 

ROUTES : West Shore route preferred. Parlor, drawing; room and day coaches 
through without change from Philadelphia, Pa., Jersey City, Weehawken and New York 
City, direct to Haines Corners station or via N. Y. C. & H. R R. R. to Rhinecliff, then via 
ferry to Rondout, then via U & D. R. R., or Albany Day Line steamers to Kingston Point 
via U. & D. R. R .direct to Haines Corners. Through day coaches direct. You will find it 
pleasant at the Maplehurst. 

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This well-known summer resort is situated in the " Heart of the Cats- 
kills," in the famous Stony Clove Valley ; has a large farm with an abund- 
ance of fresh vegetables, plenty of milk, butter, cream, eggs, poultry, etc., 
raised on the premises. Rooms large and airy, with plenty of pure spring 
water on each floor. Piano and Organ. Hunting, boating and fishing. 
Shady walks and drives to all interesting points in the mountains. Livery 
connected. Lawn tennis and croquet grounds. Accommodations for 30 
guests. Terms, $7 to $8 per week. Special rates to parties staying the 
whole season. Five minutes' ride from the railroad station, with convey- 
ance to and from same free of charge. 

Hot and Cold Water, Bath and Toilet Rooms. 

CHOICE PARK AND COTTAGE SITES FOR SALE 
WITH NATURAL SEWAGE. ABUNDANCE OF 
PURE MOUNTAIN SPRING WATER.^^^,.*«^^^J* 

Address all communications to 

H. D. LANE, 
Lanesville, Ulster Co., N. Y. 



The Vining Farm House, 

PHILIP E. VINING, Propr'etor, 

Beaches Corner, Greene County, N. Y. 




^IK^HIS HOUSE has been rebuilt and newly furnished, has 
Yjlh^ a large piazza and beautiful scenery, and will accom- 
modate twenty guests. Fresh eggs, milk, butter and 
vegetables of our own production. Good spring water and 
plenty of shade : within lo minutes walk of the post office. 
Altitude 2. 200 feet. Within three miles of Hunter. 

Access: — Direct Parlor Car Accommodations without 
change from New York. Jersey City and Philadelphia to Hunter 
via. West Shore R. R. ; or New York Central and Hudson 
River Railroad to Kingston ; thence by the U. & D. Railroad 
to Hunter. Day and Night Line Steamers from New York to 
Kingston Point, where direct connections are made to Hunter. 
Excursion rates by all rail and steamers. Half Holiday special, 
at twenty-five per cent discount, good to return until follow- 
ing Monday. Four hours ride from New York city. Fare on 
the U. & D. and all its branches is now 3 cents per mile. 
Through cars from New York city to Hunter without change. 

From Hunter Station by private conveyance to Beaches 
Corner. Two daily stages. 

Please write or telegraph when to meet guests. Livery 
connected with house. 

For further particulars address, 

Philip E. Vining. Beaches Corner. Greene Co., N. Y. 
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Pleasant Rome Cottage 



ANDREW CARMAN, Proprietor. 



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This house is pleasantly situated in the village of Prattsville, four miles 
from Grand Gorge R. R. Station. Accommodation for 35 guests. Elevation 
1,700 feet. The rooms are large and well ventilated. The table is guaran- 
teed to be first-class. Fresh vegetables, cream, milk and eggs from the 
farm. A good livery is attached to the house to meet and convey all guests 
to and from station and to all points of interest at a moderate rate. One min- 
ute's walk to telephone, telegraph and post office. Amusements such as 
bowling, lawn tennis, fishing, hunting and bathing. Points of interest : Col. 
Pratt's Rocks, 200 feet high, Devasego Falls, Manorkill Falls, Gilboa, etc. 

^ Rouse Open June ist.j^ 

All guests will be met at station if notified by letter or telegram. Book- 
let, diagram terms, etc., cheerfully furnished on application. 



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Through Parlor Car service via W. S. R. R. from Washington, Balti- 
more, Philadelphia, Pa., and New York without change of cars, N. 
Y.C. & H. R. R. R. to Rhinecliff, Albany Day Line Steamers to Kings- 
ton Point, then U. & D. R. R. to Prattsville. 

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1823. 8lST SEASON. 1903. 

Cat^I^ill Mi [lou^B 

Chas.and Geo. H. Beach, Mgrs., 
t| CATSKILL, N. Y. 

Elevation, 2,250 Feet. 

Open June 27th. 

THE ONLY HOTEL THAT COMMANDS THE FAMOUS 
VIEW OF THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY. 

THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE PARK 

Has a valley frontage of over three miles in extent and consists of 2.780 acres of magnifi- 
cent forest and farm lands, traversed in all directions by many miles of wood trails and car- 
riage roads leading to points of interest. 




THE GRANDEST VIEWS OF THE REGION 

Are obtained from the Crest, Newman's Ledge, Bear's Den, Prospect Rock on North Mount- 
ain : and Eagle Rock and Palenville Overlook on South Mountain, which are included in the 
mountain house property. 

NORTH AND SOUTH LAKES 

Are also included within its boundaries. The atmosphere is delightullx' pure. 

ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM MALARIA. 

The temperature is always 15 to 20 degrees lower than at Catskill village, New York City or 
Philadelphia. 

A POWERFUL SEARCH LIGHT. 

On the east front, will be operated from q to 11 P. M., reflecting its light over twelve thous- 
and square miles of the Hudson River Valley. The hotel is lighted throughout by electric 
lights. Call and return call bells. Long distance telephone and telegraph Dffice in the 
hotel. Sanitary plumbing. 

THE WATER SUPPLY IS ABUNDANT. 

The spring is over two miles distant, far up toward the crest of North Mountain, with noth- 
ing above or around but a spruce and hemlock forest, and, as the land is owned by the 
Hotel Company, contamination is impossible. 

THE OUT DOOR AMUSEMENTS. 

The life in this invigorating air makes out door amusements especially sought for and 
enjoyed. The golf links were laid out by Mr. John Dunn of New York. The boat liverv 
privilege has been granted to Messrs Byles & H off of Bayonne, New Jersev, who furnish 
canoes, out-riggers, and row boats of the most approved pattern. 

ACCESSIBLE BY FOLLOWING ROUTES. 

PennsyKania Railroad from Philadelphia. Washinstim and intermediate stations makes 
connections and solid trains are run o\er the West Shore and Ulster & Delaware Railroads 
to Kaaterskill Station located within the boundaries of the Catskill Mountain House Park, 
and only ?4 of a mile dri\'e over a smooth, level road to the hotel. 

VIA RHINEBECK, RONDOUT AND KINGSTON. 

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad to Rhinebeck : Hudson River Dav Line to 
Kingston Point : Rondout Night Line to Rondout ; West Shore Railroad to Kingston ; Ulster 
& Delaware Railroad to Kaaterskill Station; .'4 of a mile to the hotel. Stages meet all 
trains. Purchase tickets and check baggage to Kaaterskill Station. 



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GEORGE A. PETERS, PROP. 



New and modernlv arranged hotel, situated in a most de- 
lightful and picturesque part of the Catskills. within easy walk- 
ing distance of the Minekill. Devasego. and Manorkill Falls, 
which are unsurpassed for beautv. The country surrounding 
Gilboa has long been famous as a fishing ground, the streams 
near by abounding with trout and black bass. The vicinity is 
rich in beautiful drives and walks and is unexcelled as a health 
giving resort. 

The house is new and handsomelv furnished throughout, 
including running water, bath and toilet rooms, located 3^ 
miles from Grand Gorge Station on the Ulster & Delaware R. 
R., connecting with N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R.. West Shore R. R., 
or Hudson River boats at Kingston Point. 



Especial attention is paid by the proprietor to kitchen and 
table. Rates. S8 to Sio per week, transients ^2 per day. Ac- 
commodations for 7s guests. 

Four trains dailv each wav. Parlor cars direct without 
change from New York or Philadelphia. Hotel "bus meets all 
trains. The proprietor will be pleased to communicate with 
those desiring further information. 



ELEVATION 2,500 FEET. 



NINETEENTH SEASON, 1903. 




SUMMER IN THE CATSKILLS. 

C L. WILTSE, Pi-op. 

TANNERSVILLE, N. Y. 

The American opens its 19th season with several improvements and 
additions, including baths, toilets, sanitary plumbing, hot and cold water oni 
each tloor, and can now comfortably accommodate seventy-five guests. 

Modern Improvements— The rooms are large, airy, and are ar- 
ranged for the convenience of families. Only a limited number of children 
taken. Four mails daily. Gas in every room. A first-class summer resort 
on the summit of the far-famed and delightful Catskill Mountains. 

POINTS OF Interest— Central to all points of interest, among which 
are the famous Kaaterskill and Haines Falls, the Hotel Kaaterskill and the 
historic Catskill Mountain and Laurel Houses, the wonderful Plattekiil, Kaat- 
erskill and Stonv Cloves, the towering Hunter Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Ro- 
mantic Sleepv Hollow and Hip VanWinkle's region ; while the surrounding 
mountain sides are dotted with quaint and beautiful parks, including Onte- 
ora, Elka, Schoharie, Glen, Sunset and Twilight Communities. 

High Elevation — Elevation 2,500 feet above tidewater. Four hours- 
from New York citv bv two all rail routes. The view from the veranda is 
magnificent, embracing the entire region surrounding and overlooking the 
village of Tannersville. 

THE Rates— Rates per day, $2. Per week, $8 to $12. Special season- 
rates to families. Open from Mav 15 until Sept. 15. 

The management of this house endeavors to give satisfaction and the 
comforts of its guests will be studied in every respect. 

Routes from new York— West Shore Railroad via Kingston, all 
rail to Tannersville without change of cars. Palace and sleeping car service. 
Or by Day or Night Boats via Kingston Point, thence by rail to Tannersville. 
Bus Meets All Trains. No Hebrews Taken, 

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tlNIQfelE eeTTAGE^ 

FRANK LASHER, Proptietor. 

Haines Falls, Greene County, D. V. 




Unique Cottage at Haines Falls is located in one of the most pleasant spots in the Cats- 
kills, and overlooks the four parks. Twilight. Sunset, Santa Cruz, and Squirrel Inn, which 
are about 20 minutes walk from House. Deer Park is also a short walk from House. 

Accommodations for 20 guests. 

Terms, $8 00 and $10.00 per week, Si.^^o to $2.00 per day Children over 5 years of age 
full price. Reduced rates for June and September. For further particulars, address 
Frank Lasher, Haines Falls, N. Y. 

The climate is ideal. There is no malaria. The air is always cool and bracing being 
dry and clear. Neither dampness nor fog renders morning or evening disagreeable. 

At Haines Falls can be found rest and refreshment to every lover of nature. 

Haines Falls, whence the name of this locality, is within one mile of house, the head of 
the famous Kaaterskill Clove being at the same distance 

The Unique has been greatl.\' improved in the last year. Hot and cold water. Baths, 
toilets, open Sanitary plumbing. 

Painstaking and care are apparent in the dining room. The menu is thoroughly chosen 
and well cooked, the vegetables and fruit supply being largely of our own. 

Post Office, Telegraph Office and Haines Corners Station are one mile. There are 
three mails daily to and from New York. 

Routes: — How to reach Haines Falls : Purchase tickets to Haines Corners. There is 
through Parlor car service from Washington, D. C, via. Pennsylvania, West Shore and 
Ulster & Delaware Railway to Haines Falls or Haines Corners Station without change of 
cars. 

Livery connected with house and will meet trains when notified. 

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Opens July 1st for the Sixth Season. 

Located in Churchill Park. Stamford, N. Y., with its chain of four lakes 
shady maple walks and pine grove. Its appointments are first-class in all 
respects. Electric light and gas through the house. Steam heat and open 
fire places. 

HOTEL VENDOME ORCHESTRA. 

Golf Links start and finish on The Rexmere grounds. Fine stone pave- 
ments from the lawns of The Rexmere, extend to all points of the village. 
Bus to and from all passenger trains. Private baths on three floors. Tele- 
graph and telephone in the hotel office. Elevator service. Tennis on the 
grounds, rowing on the lakes and log cabins in the groves for camping. 

S. E. CHURCHILL, M. D., 

Stamford, N. Y- 

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The Sunset View, at Haines Falls, is a sunini. 1 Imihu i-i l: ui sts, net a li"trl liisl,, 
cated in one of the most pleas int spots in the Cat>kills. aiul amiJaha/y sin-H-^smii . if 
curves and peaks, of easv access to all points of interest. 

Accommodations for Eighty Quests Since igoi, the Sunset View has been greatly 
improved. Bath rooms and Toilets have been put in both the Sunset View and annex, the 
Parlors and Dining Rooms have been greatly improved by large windows, also other im- 
provemen's. Absolutely pure spring and well water in abundance. Plenty of shade, large 
veranda, large plav grounds for children. Kooms large and airy . 

The Climate of this section is ideal. There is no Malaria. The air is always cool and 
braci ig. being dry and clear; heat never interferes with sleep, and neither dampness nor fog 
renders morning or evening disagreeable. A mosquito would be a curiosity in this section. 
The beauty of the Haines Falls division of these grand old mountains, with foaming water- 
falls, wildcanyons, lakes, mountain peaks and mountain parks, has been acknowledged by 
all ttiat have sojourned here ; and manv that have traveled e.\tensivel\-, both in Europe and 
America, declare they have \et to behold a sublimer scene than here disclosed. 

At Haines Falls can be "found rest and refreshment to every lover of Nature; to those 
who delight in mountain climbing, forest roaming, cheerful company, or perfect solitude, 
who desire refreshment and bodilv vigor, there is no better place. It would require a large 
volume to convey to the reader an adequate idea of the charming walks and drives about 
the Haunts of RipVan Winkle. , ,^. . ,^ -^^ 

The Table: Painstaking and care are apparent in the Dining Room. 1 he menu is 
thoroughly chosen and well cooked, the vegetables and fruit supply being largely of our 

The Post office. Telegraph office and Haines Corners Railway Station are one mile. 
Conveyance will meet trains when notified. There are three mails daily to and from New 
York "The first, with the morning papers, reaches here about io:;o a. M. 

Concerning Hebrews :— People familiar with the Catskills know that, except at the 
larger hotels, the Jews and Gentiles will generally not board at the same house. This is to 
be regretted, but being a fact, I wish to state that hereafter the Sunset View will accommo- 
date Gentiles only. „ .. „ .,,,,. ^ t-i, ■ 

Routes : How to Reach Haines Falls : — Purchase tickets to Haines Corners. 1 here is 
through passentrer service from Washington, D. C. via Pennsylvania, West Shore and 
Ulster & Delaware Railwavs, to Haines Corners station for Haines Falls without change of 
cars We beg to note that Haines Corners and Haines Falls are identical. 

ferms-$8.oo to $io.oo per week, $i.ro to $2.00 per day. Children over five years of age, 
full price. Reduced rates for June and September. For further particulars, address 

Mrs. J. E. HAINES, Sunset View House, 

HAINES FALL, N. V 

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THE PINES, 

W. J. SOPER, Proprietor. 

AMONG THE CATSKILLS. 
Windham, - - Greene Co., D. V. 




This superbly located Summer Resort is situated one mile from the Village of Windham, 
on high, dry ground. The sanitary arrangements of the house are modern, gas and spring 
water on all the floors, with toilet and bath. There is a grove of pines at the rear of the 
liouse, and a beautiful glen within short walking distance. Then there is the short drive to 
Summit, where from a spur of High Peak, you can look into five different states. Malaria 
and kindred diseases are unknown here. Actual elevation, t,8oo feet. There are fiftv guest 
rooms, which are good sized, cool and airy, and are furnished with comfortable beds. 
Grand Piazzas 12x200 feet, extensive lawns, beautifully shaded by grand old trees. Amuse- 
ment Hall and Bowling Alley on the premises ; also Lawn Tennis and Croquet Grounds 
everything for amusement and comfort. The cuisine is under an excellent chef. Livery 
connected with the house, which will conve>' parties, at reasonable rates, to different points 
of interest, some of which are Hotel Kaaterskill, Catskill Mountain House, Kaaterskill 
Falls, Haines Falls, Devasego Falls, Mt. Pisgah, etc. Mails and telegrams delivered at the 
house. New York daily papers. Long distance telephone. 

ROUTE: New York to Hunter via Night Boats to Kingston, or Steamers Albany and 
New York to Kingston Point, or via West Shore R. R., or via New York Central & Hudson 
River R. R. Fare reduced from New York to Hunter, Through parlor car service from 
New York. House is eight miles from Hunter Station. Parties will he met at Hunter upon 
notifying the proprietor. 

TERMS. $8 to $12. References exchanged. Parties who come to this house and find 
anything not as represented will be conveyed to an\' house in this vicinity without charge. 
No Hebrews. Special pains will be taken for the comfort and entertainment of guests. 



M/JPL.E ^iU^NtlE: H©ttSE 

Beaches Corner, - - Greene County, N. V. 

J.G. BEERS, PROPRIETOR. 




THIS HOUSE has been rebuilt, enlarged, newly furnished throughout 
and has a wide piazza. Magnificent scenery, abundant shade, ap- 
proach to house through an avenue of maple trees. Trout streams^ 
good bathing, pure spring water. No Hebrews. 

AN IDEAL SUMMER HOME IN THE CATSKILLS. 

Fresh eggs, milk, butter and vegetables of our own production. 

Free from Chills, Malaria and Hay Fever, Altitude 2,000 feet. 

Centrally located to all points of interest in the Catskills. Plenty of 
shade, maple groves, and romantic drives. House within five minutes walk 
of the post office, and within three and one half miles of Hunter. Bathroom in. 
house. Piano for the use of the guests. Accommodations for 50 guests. 
Circular rates and any information cheerfully on application. 

Access: — Direct Parlor Car Accommodations without change from. 
New York, Jersey City and Philadelphia to Hunter via. West Shore R. K. ;. 
or New York Central and Hudson River Railroad to Kingston ; thence by 
the U. & D. Railroad to Hunter. Day and Night Line Steamers from New 
York to Kingston Point where direct connections are made to Hunter. Ex- 
cursion rates by all rail and steamers. Half Holiday special, at twenty-five 
per cent discount, good to return until following Monday. Four hours ride 
from New York city. Fare on the U. & D. and all its branches is now 3- 
cents per mile. Through cars from New York city to Hunter without change. 

From Hunter Station by private conveyance to Beaches Corner. Two 
daily stages. 

Please write or telegraph when to meet guests. Livery connected with- 
house. 

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ANTON CHRISTIAN, Proprietor. 

Haines Falls, Greene Co., N. Y. 




First-class accommodations for 50 guests. House newly furnished. 
Bath rooms, flush closets on every floor. Lighted with gas; open fire places, 
Table supplied with fresh vegetables from hotel farm, milk, eggs and butter. 
French chef. In fact a first-class hotel in every respect. Free 'bus meets all 
trains. Laundry in hotel. Telephone in office. Telegraph office and Post 
Office two minutes' walk. Situated near Hotel Kaaterskill, Kaaterskill and 
Haines Falls, and Twilight and Sunset Parks. 

ACCESS: via West Shore Railroad from Weehawken to Kingston; 
thence by Ulster & Delaware direct to Haines Falls without change of cars, 
or by boat to Kingston Point ; thence by rail as above. Address 

ANTON CHRISTIAN, 

HAINES FALLS, GREENE CO., N. Y. 

i§®°'Circulars and full particulars cheerfully furnished on application. 
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Bieber^'g Cold Spring Houge 

— ■ CATSKILL MOUNTAINS ■« 

TANNERSVILLE, GREENE COUNTY, N. Y. 



SEASON 1903. 



KOSCHER. 




THE COLD SPRING HOUSE is situated in the heart of the Catskill 
Mountains, at the foot of one of the highest peaks, 2,200 feet above 
sea level. Accommodation for 160 guests. From New York, by 
rail in 4 hours, boat and rail 6 hours. Three minutes from railroad station. 
Five minutes from Post Office. Mail delivered three times a day. Immense 
playing ground and lawn for tennis and croquet. Fine old shady trees. 
Wide piazzas extending around the house, on two floors; there is a fine 
observatory from which can be had a full view of the country round. Gas, 
Baths and Sanitary plumbing throughout. 

The Cold Spring House is known for its large, airy bedrooms, with fine 
hair matresses and box springs. Excellent table service, and first-class Hun- 
garian and German cuisine, under the personal supervision of the proprietress. 
Fresh coffee served afternoons. Fresh, creamy milk from our own cows 
served twice a day. Vegetable products from our garden on premises. Pure 
spring water. 

1 beg to announce that with added facilities we will be prepared to offer 
our guests every comfort and convenience. Each year sees our house with 
fresh additions to its size and accommodations. Music all season, large 
Dancing Hall, Children's Parlor and spacious airy Dining Rooms. Special 
■care given to children, and, in all respects, we do our utmost to make our 
guests as comfortable and satisfied as possible. Will call in person, if re- 
quested, while in the City, and after April 20th apply to S. Feldstein, 411, 8th 
Avenue, or L. Bieber, Prop., Tannersville, N Y. Awaiting your esteemed 
patronage, 1 am, vours trulv. 

LEOPOLD BIEBER, 

TERMS REASONABLE. TELEPHONE 10=6 TANNERSVILLE. 

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Cbe n)ountain Inn, 



THOMAS R. MOORE. 

PINE HILL, N. Y. 



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Excellent Table. 

Elegant New Office. 



-CHOUSE LIGHTED THl^OUGHOUT By ELECTRICITy. ^^- 



Laundry removed from the Inn into separate building, 
making every room cool and comfortable. Write for terms. 
Bowling alleys, Billiards, Wheeling. 



E. n. DIBBELL^ 



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Situated in one ol the most picturesque parts ot the Catskill Mountains. 
The climate in these regions is entirely free from Malaria and Hay Fever 
air is pure and invigorating. Four and one-half miles from Tannersville 
Station, on a plateau of several acres and at an elevation of about 2,500 feet 
giving a splendid view in every direction. To the northeast is High Peak 
the highest point in the Catskills. On the north and northwest is the Tan 
nersville and Hunter range, the Twin Mountains in the rear. Situated as it 
is amidst these high peaks, there is always a breeze that keeps the atmos 
phere cool and pleasant. Thermometer ranging from 50 to 75 degrees. Ac 
commodations for 75 guests. Parlor, dining room and office are very pleasant 
Sleeping rooms are all large and airy. A spacious piazza over 135 feet long 

GOOD LIVERY IN CONNECTION WITH HOUSE. 

The lawn is very large and will allow for many sets of croquet and tennis 
courts. The Schoharie Creek is about 200 feet from the house, where there 
is good trout fishing. About thirty minutes' walk brings us to one of the 
most picturesque falls in the Catskills known as the Plattekill Falls. There 
are many delightful walks and drives to places of interest. A Protestant 
Church is within easy walking distance and a Catholic Church a short drive. 
Every attention will be given to guests. Two mails daily. 

THE CUISINE IS OF THE BEST. 

Circular and further information on application. Route, through parlor car service from 
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, via West Shore and Ulster & Delaware 
Railroads. Conveyances meet any train on notification. 

E. M. DIBBELL3 

ELKA PARK, P. O., GREENE CO., N. Y. 

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UNEEDA REST. 

^ME MStlKTMN VMM: 

Open May 14th. In the Most Beautiful Section of the 

Western Catskills. 

PINE HILL, ULSTER COUNTY, N. Y. 

ELEVATION 1 700 FEET. 




Commands an elevated position overlooking the entire vlllag-e. ianitarx- arran;;ements 
complete. Bath, toilet, pure spring water, large, airy and comfortably furnished rooms. Ex- 
tensive piazza, large and well shaded lawn. 

The Mountain View accommodates forty guests; its location is quiet and retired, yet 
convenient to everything in the village, such as churches, postoffice, express, telegraph and 
telephone offices, stores of all kinds; station one-quarter mile. 

Milk, butter, eggs, poultry and vegetables all fresh and supplied from farms and gardens 
connected with the house 

We also have our own livery, and will meet all trains. Comfortable rigs furnished to 
convey parties to the many points of interest. 



ALSO, UNDER THE SAME MANAGEMENT 

TRE B0NNIE VIEW HeaSE 

Accommodates 50. Open May 14th. 



The elevation of this house is greater than any other in Pine Hill. It is located in the 
famnuse Horse-shoe bend, four minutes walk to Pine Hill station, churches, postoffice, tele- 
graph office, stores, &c. Three minutes walk to the noted establishment of the Crystal 
Springs Water Co. The house has large, comfortable and well furnished bedrooms, very 
large veranda, beautiful views. Bath, toilet and good sanitary arrangements. Extensive 
grounds, well shaded. Croquet, tennis, trout fishing near by, interesting walks, a charming 
woody glen close at hand. 

Both of these houses are operated in first-class manner in every respect; both have hand 
launderies attached. 

AC(!E.SSlBIIiITT. — Pine Hill is reached most conveniently and most quickly via West 
Shore R.R. Through Pullman coaches from Philadelphia and New York. Also Hudson 
River R. R to Rhinebeck, ferry to Rondout; Day Boats to Kingston Point, also Night Boats 
to Rondout, then Ulster & Relaware R.R to Pine Hill. Time cards furnished on application. 
Our bus meets all trains. 

For rates, terms and booklets, for either house, time cards and other information, address 

Manager, MRS. S. CARSON SMITH, PINE HILL. N. Y. 

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Catskill Mountains. 
Tannepsville, Greene County, D. V. 

M. SILVERMAN, PROP. 



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TANNERSVILLE, in the Catskill Mountains is the place where the business man, the 
mother with her children and all who wish to spend their summer vacation in an ideal 

mountain resort, should sjo. It is situated about 2400 feet above the sea level, has all the 
facilitie<;, advantage and attractions that the heart may desire, and is surrounded on every 
side b\- lofty and voluminous mountains. The beauty of its scenery can not but fail to at- 
tract those artistically inclined. 

The "ELKAVIEW" is situated in the most picturesque spot of beautiful Tanncrsville 
and is within walking distance of the Post Office and railroad stations. 

During the past winter the " ELKA VIEW " has undergone extensive alterations and 
with the installation of a gas plant, this house is now equipped with every modern con- 
venience, chief among which are bath rooms, sanitary plumbing and gas illumination in 
every room. Telephone and telegraph stations are on the premises. 

The sleeping rooms have also been thoroughly renovated, refurnished and all are light 
and airy. 

The view to be obtained of the surrounding country from this house is simply mag- 
nificent and no illustration can do justice to the scene, particularly at sunset. 

The spacious grounds surrounding the "ELKA VIEW" afford ample facilities for 
Croquet, Lawn Tennis, Base Ball, etc., and e.xtensive play grounds for the children. 

A Bowling Alley and Billard Parlor are on the premises, for the devotees of this kind of 
amusement. 

The cuisine will be under the personal supervision of Mrs, Hanna Silverman, whose 
care and an.xiety to please her guests and the fact of past success, is a positive guarantee 
that the food will be unsurpassed. 

Mr. M. Silverman, the proprietor, will take personal charge of the pastry department, 
which is assurance in itself that it will be properly taken care of, for his e.xperience and 
ability has kept in line with his reputation. 

We have our own DAIRY and raise our own Fowl. 

The LIVERY connected with this house will convey all guests to and from the stations ; 
arrangements can also be made for carriage parties, drives, etc., to the numerous points of 
interest in the vicinity. 

Railroad and Steamboat Facilities : — Tannersville can be reached by the West Shore 
R. R., connecting with the Ulster and Delaware R. R., the Albany Day Line. 

The " ELKA VIEW " will be open for guests on June ist. Rates and diagrams of rooms 
on application and representative will call if so desired. For further information apply to 



M. Silverman, 



104 EAST 116th STREET, NEW YORK, UNTIL JUNE 1st, 

After that date to " Elka View," Tannersville, Greene Co., N. Y, 

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Zbc most cbarmiiic? inlanD water trip on 
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THE PALACE IRON STEAHERS 

"NEW YORK" and "ALBANY" 

OF THE HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE. 

DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. 

Leaves New York, Desbrosses Street, 8:40 A. M. Leaves New York, 
West 22d Street, N. R., 9:00 A. M. Leaves New York, West i2gth Street, 
N. R., g:2o A. M. Leaves Albany, Hamilton Street, 8:30 A. M.. landing at 
Yonkers, West Point, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Kingston Point, Catskill 
and Hudson. 

THE ATTRACTIVE TOURIST ROUTE TO AND FROM 

Xlbc CatsKill /iDts., Saratooa an& tbe BMvon&acF?s, 

If^otel Cbamplain anD tbe IRortb, 

IRiaoara jfalls an^ tbe West, 

TLbc XIbousanC> lIslanD anD St. Xawrenee IRiver. 

Direct connections at Kingston Point witli Ulster & Delaware R. R. 
for all points in the Catskill Mountains. 

A trip on one of these famous steamers, on the noblest stream in the 
country, offers rare attractions. They are fitted up in the most elegant style, 
exclusively for passengers. Their great speed, fme orchestra, spacious 
saloons, private parlors and lu.xurious accommodations in every respect, 
render them unexcelled. 

Send si.x cents in stamps for "SUMMER EXCURSION BOOK." 

GENERAL OFFICE ni r*n 

F. B. HIBBARD, DESBROSSES ST. PIER, ^' ^' "LCOTT, 

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CATSKILL 

MOUNTAINS 



REACHED BY FAST THROUGH 
PARLOR CAR TRAINS OF THE 




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SEND 2 CENT STAMP FOR 
COMPLETE MAP OF CATS- 
KILL MOUNTAINS 



C. E. LAMBERT, 

GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT, 

7 EAST 42ci. ST., NEW YORK. N Y. 



Accommodations for 300 Quests. 



Elevation 2,000 Feet. 



Laurel House. 




jfirst^Class 

Bccommo* 

Nations. 



With all modern 
improvements. 

Central for all prin- 
cipal places of inter- 
est in the CatsUill 
Mountains. 



Light, Airy and 
Cheerful Rooms, 
Lighted throughout 
with Gas and sup= 
plied with Electric 
Bells, Baths, etc. 



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Service "Gln^ 
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No detail is over- 
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its guests. 



Kaaterskill Falls, Catskill Mountains. 

From the Western Veranda the view is unsurpassed; in front is the won- 
derful Kaatersl<ill Ravine, Twilight, Sunset and Santa Cruz Parks, with their 
numerous cottages and club houses. Above them towers Mt. Lincoln and 
Round Top, two of the highest peaks of the Catskills. 

Within fiftv vards of the Laurel House, and part of the property, is the 
celebrated Kaa'terskill Falls, where the water from the two lakes combine a 
short distance from the grand amphitheatre of rock and plunge to the natural 
cavern beneath, a fall of 260 feet. Safe steps and a well trodden path leads to 
the bottom and behind the falls and comes out on the opposite side. This 
massive rock chamber, of 200 feet in diameter, must be visited in order to ap- 
preciate fully the wonders of this romantic spot. 

HERBERT L. LEGO, Proprietor, 

Haines Falls, P. O., New York. 

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CHARLKS E. LKLAND, 

FORMERLY OF 

Windsor Hotel, N.Y.; Delavan, Albany; Clarendon, Saratoga; World's Inn, Chicago, 
and Childwold, Adirondacks. 
Takes pleasure in announcing that he will OPEN MAY 28, 
1903, and continue until November, the new and elegant 

Suneet Ip^aik ITnn 

A FIRST CLASS UP-TO-DATE HOTEL IN EVERY RESPECT, WITH GRANDEST 
VIEWS IN CATSKILL HOUNTAINS 




Sunset Park Inn lias handsome music-room, orchestra, steam heat, elevator, ,tfas, 
electric bells, sanitar\- plumbing, rooms en suite with private baths, local and longdistance 
telephone, and telegraph connections. 

Amusements are Golf. Tennis {Courts largest in Catskills), Croquet, Quoits, Riding, 
Driving, Bicycling, Boating, Trout Fishing, Bowling, Pool, Blllards and Dancing. 

Accommodates 200 guests 

Rates, per day, $4 and up ; per week, $21 and up. All rooms have Home Fire Escapes — 
same as used in Hotel Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, Florida. A good livery with telephone 
connection. Hebrews not taken. For diagrams of rooms and further information address, 

CHAS. E. LELAND, Manager, 

Until May 28, The Buckingham Hotel, 5th Ave., 

and 50th St., New York, then Haines Falls, N. Y. 



Bishop Satterlee, of Washington, D. C, whose summer church and cottage are near 
by, says, "Sunset Park, taken all in all has grandest views in Catskill Mountains." 

N. Y. Herald, June 29, 1902.— "Sunset Park Inn the most magnificent hotel in this 
region, has just been completed and opened 3'esterday." 

\ Walton Van Loan, Publisher Catskill Mountain Guide for a quarter century, writes : 
Sunset Park finest in Catskills." 
The Churchman, June 7, 1902.—" Sunset Park Inn was the one thing needed to per- 
his ideal Park and make it unsurpassed for cottage life in these mountains." 
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THE 

GRAND HOTEL 

CflTSKILL MOVNTAINS, 

NEW YORK. 




THE LEADING HOTEL IN THE CATSKILL 
MOUNTAINS. 3^^ hours from New York. 
The cuisine and service equal to those of the cele- 
brated restaurants of New York and Paris. Through 
Pullman Drawing Room Cars, via West Shore and 
Ulster and Delaware R. R., without change, direct to 
the hotel grounds. 

H. E. EDER, Hanager. 

NEW YORK OFFICE, 

249 Fifth Avenue. 

Telephone 1003 Madison Sq. 



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STAGE CONNECTIONS. 



ARKVILLE. — Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year : 
For Margaretville, 2 miles, fare 15 cents; Dunraven, 
6 miles, fare 50 cents; Andes, 12 miles, fare $1.00; Lake 
Delaware, 20 miles, fare $1.50 ; Delhi, 26 miles, fare $1.50. 
Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year: For Arena, 
8 miles, fare 50 cents ; Union Grove, 12 miles, fare 75 cents ; 
Shavertown, 15 miles, fare $1 ; Pepacton, ig miles, fare 
$1,25 ; Downsville, 26 miles, fare $1.50. 

BIG INDIAN, — Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year : 
For Oliverea ,2% miles, fare 25 cts.; Slide Mountain P. O., 
5 miles, fare 50 cts.; Winnisook Lodge, ^% miles, fare 75 
cts.; Branch, 12 miles, fare $1.00; Frost Valley, 15 miles, 
fare jfi.oo ; Claryville, 22 miles, fare $1.25. 

BL003IVILLE.— Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year : 
For Delhi, 8 miles, fare 75 cents; Bovina Centre, 6 miles, 
fare 50 retits. Delhi stage also connects with morning train 
on Sundays. 



GRAND GORGE.— Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year: 
For Prattsville, 5 miles, fare 50 cents ; Gilboa, ^% miles, 
fare 40 cents. 



HUNTER. — For Lexington, 9 miles, fare $1.00; Hensonville, 
7 miles, fare 75 cents; Windham, g miles, fare $1 ; Jewett, 
9 miles, fare $1 ; Ashland, 14 miles, fare $1.25. 

SHANDAKEN.— Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year : 
For Bushnellville, 3 miles, fare 35 cents; Westkill, 7 miles, 
fare 75 cents ; Lexington, 11 miles, fare $1. 



STAMFORD.— Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year: 
For Harpersfield Centre, 4 miles, fare 25 cents ; South 
Jefferson, 3 miles, fare 25 cents ; Jefferson, 7 miles, fare 
50 cents ; Summit, Schoharie County, 14 miles, fare $1.2;; 
Richmondvllle, 18 miles, fare I1.50. 



WEST HURLEY.— During the summer months only: for 
Mead's Mountain House, 8 miles, fare $1.00. For 
Overlook Mountain House, 9 miles, fare $1.25. Daily except 
Sunday, throughout the year, for Woodstock, 5 miles, fare 
25 cents. Bearsville, 7 miles, fare 35 cents. Lake Hill, 10 
miles, fare $0 cents. 




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